Study on gold implantation in humans
Ackermann Team and Dr. Melanie Endrizzi
From 2015 to 2026, the society for gold implantation for joint treatment and pain therapy conducted a prospective pre-post study in cooperation with the surgeon Dr. med. Melanie Endrizzi, Gold Implantation Centre, Düsseldorf. Patients who have obtained a gold implantation according to Dr. Kjerkegaard®’s method since 2015 were interviewed by telephone.
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Baden-Baden 2018: First results |
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The first interim results were presented at the 52nd Medizinische Woche Baden-Baden – Ärztekongress für Komplementärmedizin (Baden-Baden Medical Week – Physicians’ Congress for Complementary Medicine). 114 patients with 135 treated joints were interviewed with respect to their health, analgesics required and above all the intensity of their pain. The outcome: for about 2/3 of the patients interviewed the pain value decreased significantly after gold implantation! |
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Read more here.
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Comprehensive interim evaluations and statistical analysis 2021 |
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By April 2021, 266 patients with 316 treated joints were interviewed and evaluated with regard to their pain and painkiller needs. In addition, the results were subjected to a statistical analysis and evaluated with regard to their significance and effect size. The outcome: for about 2/3 of the patients interviewed the pain value decreased significantly after gold implantation! |
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The response to gold implantation and the reduction in pain, e.g. depending on the age, gender or body mass index (BMI) of the patients, were also evaluated.
A detailed presentation of the interim results of 2021 can be found here (in German).
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Latest, comprehensive final evaluations and statistical analysis 2026 |
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From 2015 to 2024, 262 patients with 308 treated joints were interviewed and finally evaluated in 2025 with regard to their pain and painkiller needs. The patients were interviewed over a period of up to 4 years and more in order to gain insights into long-term effects. The results were again subjected to a statistical analysis and assessed with regard to their significance and effect size. The confirmed outcome: for about 2/3 of the patients interviewed the pain score decreased significantly after gold implantation! |
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A publication of the results is in preparation.
A short summary of the results can be found here (in German).