Noninvasive electrical stimulation on pain and function in knee osteoarthritis in middle-aged and older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.

Front Med (Lausanne) · 2026 · PMC13106535 · PMID 42040599

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did not reach statistical significancep = 0.296not close (p > 0.1)

Begg's test and Kendall's correlation did not reach statistical significance (tau = −0.66; p = 0.296), and Egger's regression also showed no clear evidence of asymmetry (intercept = −14.96; p = 0.221).

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