Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis, Knee"

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of autologous Adipose Tissue derived Mesenchymal stem cells (JOINTSTEM®) in patient with severe Knee Osteoarthritis.

This study is being performed to assess the relative effectiveness of genicular nerve ablation with the COOLIEF* Cooled Radiofrequency probe to manage moderate to severe knee pain in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee when compared to radiofrequency ablation using a Standard Radiofrequency probe.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a heterogeneous pathology characterized by focal cartilage degeneration and the formation of new bone around the subchondral bone and joint, which is the disruption of balance between the processes of destruction and repair in subchondral area. Knee OA is a considerable cause of disability and is present in 2-3% of all disability causes. Exercises are more noticeable than other methods because they are an easy method, low cost and long-lasting. To the best of our knowledge, the studies based on this topic are scarce. Therefore, the aim of this study was to compare the effects of open and closed kinetic chain exercises on pain, functional level, quality of life and muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Total knee Arthroplasty (TKA) is a highly effective treatment for knee osteoarthritis. Mid- to long-term follow-up studies have shown good clinical outcomes following TKA; despite these results, there is a high incidence of patient dissatisfaction; 20% of patients reporting dissatisfaction in otherwise uncomplicated procedures. One reason for early dissatisfaction may be the trauma of surgery may lead to localised and systemic inflammatory responses that impair postoperative clinical recovery; this in turn influences long-term functional outcomes. Surgical techniques that limit the insult of surgery and help to restore the patient's native knee anatomy and kinematics may help to improve clinical outcomes, functional recovery, and patient satisfaction. The technical objectives of surgery are to restore limb alignment, preserve the joint line, balance flexion and extension gaps, and maintain the normal Q angle for optimal patella tracking. Compromise to the periarticular soft tissue structures may compromise postoperative clinical and functional recovery, reduce stability, and decrease implant survivorship. In conventional jig-based (CO) TKA, bone cuts are most commonly performed using measured resection or gap balancing. The manual error associated with inadvertent soft tissue release during preparation for implantation or tissue damage from the saw blades is an accepted part of the procedure. The evolution of surgical technology has led to the development of robotic-arm assisted TKA, which uses three dimensional images of the patient's native knee anatomy to guide bone resection and optimise implant positioning. The second-generation RIO Robotic Arm Interactive Orthopaedic system (Mako surgical) uses preoperative computerised tomography scans to build a computer-aided design (CAD) model of the patient's knee joint. The Mako robotic software processes this information to calculate the volume of bone requiring resection and creates a three-dimensional haptic window for the RIO robotic arm to resect. In short, the robotic technology in TKA allows execution of the preoperative surgical plan without undue soft tissue release, inadvertent trauma from power tools, and minimal trauma to bone surfaces. Conceptually, this Mako TKA should have reduced soft tissue trauma and inflammatory response as assessed with inflammatory cytokines compared to CO TKA. The overall aim of this single centre, prospective randomised controlled trial is to determine differences in the inflammatory response between CO TKA and Mako TKA. A comprehensive range of local and systemic biochemical markers, thermal response, and macroscopic soft tissue injury outcomes between the two groups will be recorded and correlated to clinical and functional outcomes over 2-year postoperative. Patients undergoing CO TKA will form the control group and those undergoing Mako TKA will form the investigation group.

The purpose of this case series will be to provide a detailed description of a standardized short-term cryotherapy application protocol using validated functional outcome measures in individuals with end stage KOA

This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 2-injection, 52-week study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intra-articular injections of CNTX-4975-05 in subjects with chronic, moderate-to-severe osteoarthritis knee pain.

The aim of this study was to compare single injection HYAJOINT Plus Synovial Fluid Supplement used on the single and repeat treatment of knee osteoarthritis that has the same safety and effectiveness as three-injection hyaluronan, Hyalgan.

In this double-blind, randomized, follow-up study investigators evaluated and compared the effects of Tiszasüly and Kolop mud-pack therapy on pain, function and quality of life in patients with knee osteoarthritis. 30 patients were treated with Tiszasüly hot mud-pack (Group 1), 30 patients with Kolop hot mud-pack (Group 2) for 10 working days. Knee pain, function a nd qualitiy of life were measured at baseline, at the end of treatment and 3 months later.

Different manual therapy techniques and conservative therapy have been used separately for alleviation of pain and improvement of physical function in patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, no study has reported the effect of combination of these treatment modalities in the management of KOA. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of end-range mobilization added to conservative therapy versus conservative therapy alone on decrease of pain and improvement of functional status in KOA.

The effects of two-team and single-team simultaneous bilateral total knee arthroplasty (SBA) on peri- and postoperative complications are not clear. The investigators hypothesized that two-team SBA has lower early postoperative complication rates than single-surgeon SBA. Therefore, this prospective study compared minor and major complications for 90 days postoperatively between two-surgeon and single-surgeon SBA.