View clinical trials related to Osteoarthritis, Knee.
Filter by:A pilot study was performed to investigate the feasibility of a large randomized controlled trial (RCT) to assess the effects of hyperbaric gaseous cryotherapy (HGC) on the change in knee flexion range of motion in the first two days after total knee arthroplasty.
The purpose of this research is to study the effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on clinical pain, mobility disability, and pain sensitivity to gain a better understanding of the factors that cause pain and disability in people with knee osteoarthritis (OA). In particular, people from different ethnic and racial groups may experience OA pain differently which is why the focus will be on older Asian Americans and non-Hispanic whites. It is important to find a reason for such difference so that a better treatment can be found for all OA patients. In addition, the research study will examine if there is any ethnic differences in pain and mobility disability. The investigator hypothesize that Asian Americans will report greater pain and mobility disability than non-Hispanic whites, and that active tDCS will result in improvement in pain and disability compared to sham tDCS.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety, drug levels and effects on the body of MEDI7352, in subjects with painful osteoarthritis of the knee.
Patient-specific instrumentation (PSI) has been introduced in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) as a new technology for improving accuracy in restoration of the alignment and biomechanics of the lower limb. PSI in TKA refers to custom-made cutting jigs manufactured according to the patient's anatomic configuration of distal femur and proximal tibia based on preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computed tomography (CT) scans. MRI- and CT-based PSI systems are available from various manufacturers for preoperative planning. MRI offers precise visualization of articular cartilage without the risk of radiation exposure, but it is expensive and requires long scan times. In contrast, CT enables accurate identification of the contour of the femur and tibia at short scan times, but it does not provide information on the cartilage thickness and carries the risk of radiation exposure. As a result, there is a possibility of some discrepancy between the thickness of bone resection proposed by MRI- or CT-based PSI system and the actual thickness of bone cut. Although PSI has been the focus of study in many recent researches, there has been no clinical study comparing MRI-based and CT-based PSI systems in preoperative planning. Therefore the investigators questioned whether the MRI-based PSI that reflects the cartilage layer would provide more precision in TKA than the CT-based PSI. The purpose of this study was to investigate the accuracy of MRI-based PSI and CT-based PSI in predicting bone resection thickness in TKA.
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) affects 27 million US adults and is a leading cause of pain and disability. Non-pharmacological interventions are recommended but are underutilized. Exercise reduces pain and improves physical function, but benefits tend to wane without a component to facilitate behavior change. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has long term benefits on pain and physical function in individuals with OA, but is not typically offered in clinical care. CBT could be taught in the context of clinical care by occupational therapists (OT). OTs help people manage chronic conditions by teaching behavioral strategies that promote health and function. The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of an OT-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy program to help people manage their knee OA.
The study is a prospective, multi-center, randomized, three-arm, parallel group, clinical study to evaluate the superiority of 3 weekly intra-articular (IA) doses of 2 mL of Investigational hyaluronate as compared to placebo injected into the target knee for the treatment of pain in subjects with Osteoarthritis (OA).The safety and effectiveness of the investigational product will also be compared with Euflexxa.
Due to scarce published articles about this subject, the researchers aim to study the volume measurements of the brain cortex of patients with primary severe knee osteoarthrosis and those with chronic knee pain compared to healthy and non-symptomatic volunteers, correlating the neuroimaging of cerebral volumetry with pain intensity, pain duration, knee function and pressure pain threshold.
To date, detailed analysis of movement patterns in orthopaedic conditions are mainly performed in research projects. Because these tests are time consuming, they are not feasible in clinical routine or in standard examinations. Novel technologies allow capturing detailed movement patters within a few minutes. The aim of this regional study is to compare aspects of movement tasks measured using a mobile gait analysis system to those measured using laboratory based systems and to determine aspects of gait patterns relevant for different orthopaedic conditions. Moreover, the researchers will investigate if these relevant aspects can be altered using surgical treatment or manual therapy.
Previous study showed that Guli capsule could suppress the adjuvant multiple arthritis; have inhibitory effect on carrageenan gelatinous and formaldehyde foot swelling; improve the symptom of osteoporosis patients; and improve pain and limited joint activities of rheumatoid patients. To further verify the clinical effect of Guli capsule in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, the investigators perform this multi-center clinical study.
The NUsurface® Meniscus Implant SUN Clinical Trial is a multi-center, single-arm, prospective, open label, non-randomized, observational clinical trial to gather safety and probable clinical benefit data on the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant in treated the target population.