Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis, Knee"

Knee Osteoarthritis (OA) accounts for a significant proportion of mobility limitations and is one of the most disabling problems facing the growing population of older adults. The purpose of this research is to reduce disablement of older adults with symptomatic knee osteoarthritis.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the long-term safety (up to one year) of Tramadol Once-A-Day (OAD) tablets at the highest doses: 200-400 mg

The purpose of this Phase III study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of oral salmon calcitonin in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.

This study is designed to evaluate, by MRI, knee cartilage and structure in all subjects. Half the subjects in this study will take collagen hydrolysate each day for 48 weeks and the other half of the subjects will take a placebo dose, that looks like and tastes like the collagen hydrolysate, each day for 48 weeks. MRIs will be taken at Study Weeks -1, 24, and 48.

Degenerative meniscal tears are the most common etiology for knee pain, swelling and loss of function. Partial arthroscopic meniscectomy is the most common orthopaedic procedure to treat meniscal tears. Improvements have been reported both after arthroscopy and with conservative treatment, however no direct comparison exist. Accordingly, the aim of this study is to assess the efficacy of arthroscopic partial meniscectomy for the treatment of degenerative tear of medial meniscus of the knee using a double-blind, placebo controlled, randomised trial.

Pain is the main symptom of osteoarthritis that motivates medical visits. Diacerhein has already demonstrated its efficacy in knee and/or hip osteoarthritis. This study aims at confirming the efficacy of diacerhein in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis using known and validated criteria and according to the recommendations and guidelines for this kind of study.

The purpose of this study is to determine if a single or repeat intra-articular injection of Gel-200 is safe and effective in subjects with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee and to determine if original SI-6606/01 Gel-200 therapy is durable beyond the original study.

This study will check the efficacy of balneological therapy of bathing in Dead Sea fountain waters over a 6 week period on a twice a week basis (overall 12 treatments) in patients suffering from osteoarthritis of the knees.

The purpose of this research study is to investigate the safety and tolerability of OP-1 when it is injected into the knee joint of patients who have osteoarthritis on the knee.

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a titration arm of tanezumab in which treatment is started at a lower dose (2.5 mg) and increased to a higher dose (5 mg) at Week 8, compared to giving 2 doses of tanezumab 2.5 mg or 2 doses of placebo. The study also evaluates the safety of the treatment regimens.