Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis"

Knee osteoarthritis, as a progressive disease is one of the most common causes of pain, motor disorder and disability in the elderly. By increasing age, the cartilage is eroded and endures degenerative changes due to physiological and biomechanical changes as well as metabolic effects and trauma . Non-surgical interventions for pain control of knee osteoarthritis include weight loss, exercise, changes in daily activities, physiotherapy, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and analgesics .However ,the intra-articular injection is recently recommended by many studies such as corticosteroids, hyaluronic acid, Growth hormone, dextrose ,and platelet rich plasma. Intra-articular injection of platelets are activated and undergo degranulation, releasing a range of growth factors, including transforming growth factor beta (TGF-β), platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF), insulin-like growth factor, vascular endothelial growth factors, epidermal growth factors and basic fibroblast growth factor 2. These growth factors are thought to activate a variety of signaling pathways, which promote healing of bone and soft tissue.Also,some minimally invasive therapeutic options have been effective in pain relieve in KA, such as ultrasound-guided saphenous nerve block .

This is an exploratory non-drug, interventional biomarker study in approximately 30 eligible patients with active osteoarthritis to investigate the degree of senescence-associated disease. Patients will provide blood and urine and undergo MRI imaging with and without gadolinium enhancement. Following imaging, arthrocentesis of both knees and an arthroscopy of the target knee will occur to obtain fluid, synovium and cartilage for analysis.

This study is a pragmatic randomized clinical trial comparing standard inpatient total hip arthroplasty with same day discharge. Patients who are medically well and have a good support structure at home will be randomized to inpatient or same day discharge. The investigators will compare patient costs from the perspective of the Ministry of Health, the institution, society and the patient. The investigators will also record complications, patient satisfaction, functional ability and quality of life.

This is a first-in-human, phase 1, single centre, placebo-controlled, double-blind, single ascending dose study of LEVI-04 in heathy volunteers and osteoarthritis patients (with pain attributed to osteoarthritis of the knee)

Symptomatic knee osteoarthritis greatly impacts the quality of life, mobility, independence, and even safety of the individuals who suffer from it. One of the most powerful tools for these patients can be education on self-care and self-management strategies that can be taught to a patient by a physician, physical or occupational therapist, or a nurse. These self-management strategies can help patients treat daily stiffness through exercise or manage flares of osteoarthritis. There is a lack of consensus on the best teaching methods to accomplish the goal of educating our patients. Feedback from both patients and providers regarding teaching methods is needed. This study will evaluate teaching methods on self-management strategies for patients who are undergoing hyaluronic acid injections for knee osteoarthritis.

The purpose of this study is to assess whether there is a difference between the TomoFix and Ellipse Intramedullary HTO Nail System in terms of bone regeneration in the tibial wedge by performing a CT-scan at 3 and 6-months postoperatively.

The effect of total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) versus inhalational anesthesia on the quality of recovery from surgery has been reported in several different types of operations. The Quality of Recovery 40 (QoR-40) questionnaire is designed multi-dimensionally to assess the degree of recovery after anesthesia and surgery, and has been validated in previous studies. The present study aims to compare the quality of recovery with the QoR-40 questionnaire, in patients undergoing correctional tibial osteotomy under general anesthesia with either TIVA with propofol or inhalational anesthesia with desflurane.

The study aimed to compare the effectiveness of elastic bandaging, Kinesio taping, and short stretch bandaging techniques on postoperative pain, edema, and functional level in the early stage after total knee arthroplasty.

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of transitional care in patients with total knee arthroplasty on patients' functional status, perceived self-efficacy, and health care use. Based on the sampling inclusion criteria, we assigned the patients who would undergo knee arthroplasty to the control (n=35) and intervention (n=35) groups, via the block randomization method. The intervention group received transitional care, while the control group received usual care. Data were collected on post-intervention functional status, level of self-efficacy, and hospital visits outside of routine control.

The goal of this open-label, post-market clinical follow-up study is to demonstrate the safety and performance of ArtiAid® Intra-articular Injection in patients with knee osteoarthritis(OA). The main questions it aims to answer are: the safety profile of ArtiAid®; the clinical performance of ArtiAid®, such as pain relief and satisfaction of treatment. Participants will receive weekly injections of ArtiAid® for 5 weeks and be follow-up for 26 weeks.