Efficacy of Intra-articular Injection of Human Amniotic Suspension Allograft and Platelet-rich Plasma in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis.
Knee Osteoarthristis
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Knee Osteoarthristis
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age between 20 and 80 years
- Ability to provide informed consent
- Unilateral or bilateral knee VAS pain score ≥ 4 of 10 (worst possible pain) for more than 4 months
- Diagnosis of OA Kellgren-Lawrence I-III by radiography (triple-film of bilateral lower limb, standard knee anterior-posterior view in full extension, lateral view in 30-degrees flexion, and 45°Merchant views)
- No prior PRP injection of knee
- No prior surgical procedure of the participating knee
- BMI<40 kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Lawrence stage IV
- Major axial deviation (varus> 5°, valgus > 5°)
- Any concomitant symptomatic knee disorder (i.e. ligamentous/ meniscal injury)
- Systemic inflammatory arthropathy
- Hematologic diseases
- Severe cardiovascular disease
- Neurological disorders
- Active infection
- Immuno-compromised
- Therapy with anticoagulants or antiaggregants
- Use of NSAIDs and/or chondroprotective supplements, such as glucosamines and chondroitin sulfates, within 7 days prior to trial
- Recent intra-articular injection of corticosteroids (within 30 days)
- Prior treatment with HA in past 6 monthsHb< 11 g/dL
- Platelet count < 150,000/mm3
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
Human amniotic suspension allograft (ASA), 40 mg
Human amniotic suspension allograft (ASA), 20 mg
CellularMatrix (a combination of platelet-rich plasma and hyaluronic acid)
Normal saline
Human amniotic suspension allograft (ASA) contains particulated human amniotic membrane and cells derived from the amniotic fluid. The allograft is freeze-dried, terminally sterilized with low dose gamma irradiation. Arm 1 uses 40 mg ASA stored in a sterile vial (Amniogen, HTC Regenerative Ltd. New Taipei, Taiwan).
Human amniotic suspension allograft (ASA) contains particulated human amniotic membrane and cells derived from the amniotic fluid. The allograft is freeze-dried, terminally sterilized with low dose gamma irradiation. Arm 2 uses 20 mg ASA stored in a sterile vial (Amniogen, HTC Regenerative Ltd. New Taipei, Taiwan).
CellularMatrix (RegenLab SA, Switzerland) is composed of sterile and non-pyrogenic tubes allowing the mix of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) with Hyaluronic Acid (HA) in the same proportion (2mL of PRP for 2mL of HA).
4ml of normal saline