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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to compare efficacy and safety of intra-articular LBSA0103 once versus intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections (Hyruan Plus Injection) once weekly for 3 weeks in the treatment of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
The patients are asked to take part in this study because you have chronic pain as a result of knee osteoarthritis. This study is done to investigate the pain relieving effects of the study drug Savella (milnacipran HCl) for people who experience chronic osteoarthritis pain. The purpose of this research is to look at how the study drug can be used to benefit people who experience osteoarthritis knee pain. This is a phase IV study done to study the safety and effectiveness of the drug. At this point the drug is already approved by the Food and Drug Administration for people with fibromyalgia but it has not yet been approved for people with knee osteoarthritis.
Patients scheduled for total knee replacements and suitable for sciatic nerve block will be randomized to one of 2 groups. Group 1 will have the nerve block performed using a standard Pajunk block needle under ultrasound guidance and with electrical nerve stimulation (ENS), and have catheter placement also guided by electrical nerve stimulation. Group 2 will have the block performed using a Sonoplex echogenic block needle and have an echogenic catheter sited, all under ultrasound (US) guidance. Group 2 will have needle location aided by ENS, but ENS will not be used for catheter location. An observer blinded to the needle type will assess the quality of needle visualisation on a recording of the US image taken during the procedure, along with adequacy of spread of local anesthetic. The primary outcome will be needle visibility, and secondary outcomes will be block success rate, block performance time, complication rate, number of needle passes per block, and adequacy of spread of local anesthetic.
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an effective procedure for reducing pain and improving function in patients with disabling osteoarthritis (OA) of the hip or knee. However, as with all invasive procedures, TJA is associated with certain risks and substantial costs. Since the indications for TJA are heavily dependent on patients' quality of life and expectations. TJA utilization rates vary widely throughout the United States, as seen with other 'preference-sensitive' procedures. Early evidence suggests shared decision making (SDM) strategies are effective in enhancing patient decision quality, or the degree to which treatment decisions reflect the preferences of fully informed patients, especially for preference-sensitive procedures like TJA. Despite these advantages, however, SDM has not been embraced or widely adopted in orthopaedics. To investigate this limited uptake, the investigators propose a series of evaluations of individual-level strategies. The investigators innovative and unique contribution is to approach patients, surgeons and healthcare purchasers as having symmetric and equally valid concerns about the benefits and cost associated with SDM. The investigators overall objective is to facilitate wider dissemination of SDM strategies in orthopaedic practices. The specific aims of the project are to assess, for SDM strategies, the impact on key patient, surgeon, and healthcare purchaser priorities; By achieving this aim our project will produce new interventions and incentives for disseminating SDM that are endorsed as feasible and acceptable by a coalition of patients, surgeons, and purchasers. The investigators plans for evaluation include a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the impact of SDM on outcomes of interest to patients, surgeons, and purchasers.
A. Background. Patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, suffer from a combination of pain, stiffness, joint instability, swelling and muscles weakness. This leads to decrease in quality of life, Active Daily living (ADL) and increase of medical services consumption in the community. OA of the knee, Is one of the world's common musculoskeletal disorder (18% among women and 10% among men). 80% of patients with OA of the knee suffer from decrease in mobility and 20% of them suffer an inability to perform everyday activities. Physical therapy training includes exercises for OA patients (Mild to Severe degree) is the cornerstone of non medicinal treatment. This training aimed to pain reduction, improved functioning and participation in family and working social life. Physical training with exercises can enhance physical capabilities such as: muscular strength, range of motion, balance, proprioception and cardiovascular performance. Other benefits are improving mobility, reducing risk of falls and body weight and improvement in psychological condition. B. Purpose The purpose of this research is to check the effectiveness of treatment in the framework of "knee Osteoarthritis project" compared to conventional Physical therapy in physical functioning, pain and quality of life scales, among patients over the age of 60 who suffer from OA of the knee . C. Research method A comparative non blinded, clinical trial will be conducted. This research will include 60 independent patients divided into equal groups: Intervention group will be trained in "knee Osteoarthritis project" (in which patients receive 6 individual treatments and 6 Group treatments). Control group will be treated with conventional physical therapy, which includes 12 individual treatments. Effect of the treatment will be evaluated by: 1. WOMAC questionnaire- used to evaluate function and pain. 2. EQ-5D questionnaire for evaluating the quality of life. 3. Time up and go test- a Common functional test. This Questionnaires and test will be Performed before and after the study. D. Study hypothesis Physical therapy treatment within the framework of "knee Osteoarthritis project" is favor than the treatment of the conventional Physical therapy. Therefore the investigators expect much improvement in terms of pain, physical functioning and quality of life among intervention group compared to control groups.
The primary purpose of this study is to compare the effects of a high and low intensity strength training programs vs. a control group on knee pain and compressive joint forces.
The purpose of this study is to investigate if the use of a tourniquet during insertion of a cemented primary total knee arthroplasty will influence clinical and radiological (measured with RSA X-ray technique) outcome.
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether low intensity resistance training with concurrent application of a peripheral blood flow restriction device to the exercising limb will elicit increased quadriceps strength, functional gains, ability to complete knee-related activities of daily living, mobility, and quality of life in individuals at risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis (OA). It is known that higher quadriceps strength is protective against developing symptomatic knee OA.1 However, people at risk for knee OA frequently do not tolerate the high intensity resistance training that is generally believed necessary to increase muscle strength. Partial blood flow restriction (PBFR) to the exercising muscle has been reported to result in strength gains, while requiring lower levels of joint loading.2 This method may be better tolerated, enabling efficacious exercise in older adults who may not tolerate high knee joint loads. To asses the efficacy of a 4 week low-intensity resistance training program with concurrent application of PBFR to the exercising limbs to improve quadriceps strength and size, leg muscle power, and mobility in individuals at risk for developing symptomatic knee osteoarthritis,we will test the following hypotheses. In comparison with low-intensity resistance training without use of PBFR, a four-week low-intensity resistance-training program with PBFR will: Primary Hypothesis: Increase (a) double leg-press 1RM strength and (b) isokinetic knee extensor strength Secondary Hypotheses: 1. Increase quadriceps muscle volume assessed by MRI 2. Increase lower limb muscle power on (a) double leg-press at 40% 1RM and (b) a timed stair climb 3. Not adversely effect knee pain or quality of life assessed by the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) questionnaire
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of FX006 in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, efficacy and pharmacokinetics of FX006 in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.