Active clinical trials for "Osteoarthritis, Knee"

2528/5000 Historically the city of Guarapari / ES is known as the city health by the popular therapeutic effect of its sands in diverse diseases. The articular diseases are among the list of the aggravations that popularly the monazitic sands exert some therapeutic effect, emphasizing. Rheumatic diseases include osteoarthritis of the knee. It is a disease with a high prevalence and in recent years have presented an increase in the incidence supposedly caused by the aging population and due to the epidemic of obesity. Osteoarthrosis is proven to be a disease that leads to the incapacity and restriction of the individual's ability to come and go with high monetary costs for the patient and the government. In view of these facts presented, the objective is to investigate the therapeutic potential of monazite sands in elderly patients submitted to serial, controlled and standardized exposure, compared to patients exposed to beach sand without radiation.

To assess the efficacy and safety of high concentration capsaicin patches in pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee in patients with obesity

This study will investigate the safety of three fixed dose levels of tanezumab (2.5 mg, 5 mg, and 10 mg) administered at an 8-week interval by subcutaneous injection multiple (7) times during the study treatment period.

Overall study design: A prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical studies comparing the minimal invasive and the standard surgical total knee replacement technique (control) using the Genesis II total knee system. The study will collect efficacy, safety and socio-economical data over 2 years. An additional 5 years follow-up interval is optional. The objectives (short-term follow-up) of the study are to: Assess whether the improvement in Pain and Range of motion per Knee Society scoring system and VAS score. Assess whether there are any differences between the surgical techniques as regards complication rate. Assess whether the hospital stay and the rehabilitation time (Straight leg raise, Active/passive ROM) of the patients differs between the two techniques. Assess the x-ray mechanical alignment between the two techniques. Attempts will be made to assess whether the collected peri-operative data (including incision length, blood loss, wound appearance, hospital readmissions and operative time) differs between the two surgical techniques. The primary objectives (mid-term follow-up) of the study are to: Improvement in Pain and Function per Knee Society Scoring system Number and Extent of Radiographic Lucencies >2mm Revision and knee-related adverse events Improvement in Quality-of-life via the VAS score 5 investigational sites will participate and enroll a total of approximately 250 patients over a 12 months period. Thus, each site will enroll 50 patients.

OPEN (Osteoarthritis Physical Activity and Exercise Net) is a website created based on a well developed behavioural theory. This intervention is developed for people with early knee osteoarthritis (OA) who have been sedentary. The investigators aim to engage these individuals to become physically active at a time when their joint symptoms tend to be mild. The primary goal of this proof-of-concept randomized controlled trial is to determine if the OPEN website plus an information pamphlet about OA will improve participation in physical activity in persons with early knee OA, compared to those who receive only the pamphlet.

Shared Decision Making (SDM) supports patient centered care and improves patient outcomes and satisfaction. Movement is Life (MIL) created an innovative SDM tool to provide a personalized framework for discussion of the projected impact to patients of their decisions regarding treatment options for knee osteoarthritis. Did use of the MIL SDM tool for knee osteoarthritis result in an increased level of self-reported physical activity at one month in African American and Hispanic women? Did use of the MIL SMD tool increase subject likeliness to recommend the physician? What is the qualitative feedback from subjects on ease of use of the MIL SDM tool?

This study will look at the health results of using the LEGION™ Primary Knee System over a period of ten (10) years. This type of surgery uses an artificial knee made of plastic and metal. This study will enter subjects who suffer from a variety of conditions that have caused at least one of their knees to become nonfunctional. You are being asked to participate in the study because you have significant problems with your knee(s) and your study surgeon has determined that your knee(s) must be surgically replaced to improve your condition. If you decided to participate in this study, you will be one of approximately one hundred thirty-eight (138) subjects in the study.

This study is looking at whether virtual reality combined with pain coping skills training helps reduce pain in people who suffer from OA of the knee. Eligible participants will be asked to come into the study offices for one visit where they will fill out a couple of questionnaires, do some low impact performance tasks and be taught pain coping skills while looking into a 3D virtual reality viewer.

The Purpose of this trial is to evaluate the use of a cross-over trial design in an osteoarthritis population. We will determine the inter- and intra-subject variability in osteoarthritis (OA) endpoints and evaluate if efficacy can be detected by measuring OA endpoints following treatment with 2 different types of analgesics in a crossover study of this design.

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of disability around the world. The aging population is only further increasing its prevalence. Moreover, increasing rates of obesity, as well as increasing athletic participation, is leading to patients developing OA at younger ages. Although total joint replacement is effective for alleviating the effects of OA for many patients, it is less beneficial for younger patients given the resultant reduced mobility and the ~15 year life of a total joint replacement. Therefore, new options are needed for OA. One such option is bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC) injection into the diseased joint. Several recent studies have shown significant symptomatic improvement from this therapy. Now, efforts are needed to better understand how to optimize this therapy, as numerous variables are involved, including: the volume of aspirate, adjuvant, aspiration location or locations, anesthetic, etc. Additionally, several FDA-approved needles are available for the aspiration step. Thus, the purpose of this study is to compare two different styles of FDA-approved needles--an open-ended trocar vs. a fenestrated blunt trocar--with respect to clinical outcomes, cell counts, and colony forming units. In addition to the comparison arms, taking these two groups together, this study will serve as prospective case series of 30 patients undergoing BMAC injection for knee osteoarthritis without a platelet-rich plasma (PRP) or any other adjuvant/carrier.