Open-label Trial to Check the Safety and Tolerability of RTX-GRT7039 Injections for Pain Associated...
OsteoarthritisAn open-label, single-arm clinical trial to confirm the safety of monoarticular injections or bi-lateral intra-articular injections of RTX-GRT7039 in patients who have pain associated with osteoarthritis of the knee despite standard of care.
Added Value of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in Persons With Knee Osteoarthritis
OsteoarthritisKnee1 moreKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is the leading and fastest increasing cause of disability in older adults. It is a serious health issue related with a high health care utilisation. The first-line KOA management is nonsurgical care, with education and exercise therapy as key elements. Nevertheless, treatment effects of exercise therapy and behavioral pain management on improvements in pain, function and quality of life are small to moderate at best. This shows that there is an urgent need for better KOA care. The innovative solution may lie in thinking beyond joints, by targeting KOA subgroups through comorbidity-specific interventions, which fits well in the global move towards precision medicine. With a prevalence rate up to 50%, the presence of insomnia symptoms is a highly prevalent KOA comorbidity, contributing to symptom severity. If left untreated, it represents a barrier for effective conservative management. Since insomnia is nowadays hardly addressed in the often joint-targeted KOA care, the scientific objectives of the study are to assess 1) if cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) integrated in best-evidence usual care, consisting of education and exercise therapy, (CBTi-UC) is more effective than best-evidence usual care alone (UC), i.e. education and exercise therapy, at 6 months follow-up in improving clinical outcomes and 2) if CBTi-UC is more cost-effective than UC in KOA patients with comorbid insomnia.
Effect of Astaxanthin in Moderate to Severe Knee Osteoarthritis
OsteoarthritisKneeThis study will be 8 weeks randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trail to assess the effect of astaxanthin in 80 moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis patients. Participants will be assessed at baseline and after 8 weeks of intervention. Subjects will be randomized to receive either astaxanthin 12 mg capsule daily or placebo capsule identical to astaxanthin daily for 8 weeks. Evaluation of pain, stiffness and improvement of physical function will be measured by WOMAC index before and after intervention. Inflammatory markers serum IL-6 and hsCRP will be measured before and after intervention. Astaxanthin related adverse events will be identified. Study outcome will establish safety and efficacy of astaxanthin in knee osteoarthritis.
Pregabalin for Central Sensitization in TKA
Osteo Arthritis KneeCentral Nervous System SensitizationThe study purpose is to determine if giving pregabalin before and after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) can improve pain and meaningful function after surgery in patients that have central sensitization (CS). Participants will be identified who are indicated for TKA. Interested patients will complete a standard Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score (KOOS), asked their pain score (on a scale of 0 to 10), and complete the Central Sensitization Inventory (CSI). If they meet inclusion criteria and agree to participate, they will complete the informed consent before being randomized 1:1 to usual care (control group) or pregabalin (study group). The study group participants will take pregabalin starting 7 days prior to surgery. They will also be scheduled to have a pre-operative physical therapy (PT) appointment which will include tests and measures standard to PT. Tests will include a Timed Up and Go Test (TUG), a Sit to Stand 5 Times Repeat Test (5TSTS) and Patient Specific Functional Scale (SFS) measures. On the day of surgery participants will be asked about any adverse effects of study medication and determine need to withdraw from study. The post-operative plan will be reviewed, including dose of study medication. For the pregabalin group the doses will be doubled for 7 days, then reduced for 7 days, then off. All participants will be given standard peri-operative pain management for TKA . All participants will complete standard of practice physical therapy. After surgery (usually within 7 days) a physical therapist will perform standard post-operative evaluation and treatment for all participants. This includes a re-evaluation of the same pre-operative functional tests of TUG, 5TSTS and PSFS outcome measures. The study pharmacist will also call the patient to determine if there are any medication-related adverse effects and how much opioid medication the patient is taking at that time (morphine milligram equivalents- MME/day on average). At the 6 week post-operative visit all participants will again complete the KOOS survey, report a pain score, complete the CSI survey and determine MME based on patient report of quantity of opioid medication used. A physical therapist will complete the functional assessment of the TUG, 5TSTS and PSFS outcome measures.
Clinical Trial of YYC301 P3 for Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
OsteoarthritisKneeA Multi-center, Double-blinded, Randomized, Active-controlled, Parallel Design, phase 3 Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of YYC301 in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee Joint
A First-in-Human Study of XSTEM-OA in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis
OsteoarthritisKneeThe aim of the study is to assess safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy of XSTEM-OA when administered as a single intra-articular injection to patients with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. The study is divided into two parts; a dose escalation (Part A) and a dose expansion part (Part: B). Three dose levels are planned to be evaluated in Part A and selected dose level(s) will be further expanded in Part B.
Ultrasound-guided Injection of Glucocorticoid Into Infrapatellar Fat Pad in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis...
OsteoarthritisKneeThis aims of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of the glucocorticoid injection into the infrapatellar fat pad among knee osteoarthritis patients with an inflammatory phenotype.
Efficacy of Mesotherapy Added to Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma (PRP) in Patients With Knee...
Osteo Arthritis KneeIn this study, the investigators aimed to determine whether platelet rich plasma (PRP) and mesotherapy combined treatment is effective on pain and function compared to PRP alone in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).
Intraarticular Dextrose Prolotherapy for Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee OsteoarthritisThe purpose of this research is to learn more about treating Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) with an ultrasound-guided hypertonic dextrose injection. Researchers would like to determine best practice for injection frequency and effectiveness of the dextrose injection for symptomatic knee OA.
Effect of Zoledronic Acid in Primary Knee Osteoarthritis
Primary OsteoarthritisWe try to find out the effect of zoledronic acid over pain of primary knee osteoarthritis and also functional status in a period of 6 months.