View clinical trials related to Knee Osteoarthritis.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine the comparative safety and efficacy of intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid, obtained from two different sources, in the treatment of osteoarthritic pain of the knee.
- A Pilot study - Randomized and Double-blinded - Placebo controlled - In 2 parallel group (JOINS 200mg:Placebo = 1:1) - Overall 24 months treatment (JOINS:Placebo comparison up to 12 months, Additional follow-up assessment up to 24 months) - Provide rescue medicine throughout whole clinical trial period.
Background: Exercise, weight loss, and dietary supplementation of glucosamine and chondroitin (GC) have been reported to improve functional capacity in individuals with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was 1.) to determine whether women with knee OA who follow a higher protein diet observe more favorable changes in body composition and/or markers of health compared to those following a standard higher carbohydrate-based diet; and, 2.) to determine whether dietary supplementation of glucosamine and chondroitin during a weight loss and fitness program lessens symptoms of pain, improves functional capacity, and/or promotes greater health benefits in women with knee OA. It was hypothesized that both groups would experience beneficial changes in body mass, body composition, and markers of health. However, greater benefits would be observed in those following a higher protein diet while supplementing the diet with glucosamine and chondroitin.
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Hyalgan after proximal tibial osteotomy in treatment of knee osteoarthritis patients. Normally, OA patients who were treated with osteotomy will not be treated with any SYSADOA after operation, even though their cartilage's not completely loss, so osteotomy plus HA injection should provide more benefit to patients than osteotomy alone.
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy profiles of new single-injection volumes of Durolane in patients with knee OA.
The purpose of this study is to study the efficacy of pre-emptive etoricoxib in reducing post-operative pain and improving function outcome after a total knee arthroplasty.
The purpose of this study is to determine if a 4 month resistance exercise program can reduce knee osteoarthritis pain functional impairment and cartilage turnover.
High joint load during walking has been linked to cartilage degradation. Biomarkers, found in the blood and urine, are protein fragments released after cartilage degradation characteristic of OA. They have the potential to enable direct and immediate disease state monitoring and identification of early cartilage changes. Little is known about the association of biomarkers with joint load or if exercise aimed at reducing joint load changes biomarker levels, thus reducing the risk of OA progression. This study will provide novel information on these relationships and will guide future intervention studies. The investigators hypothesize that certain biomarkers will be highly correlated with joint loading during walking and that the levels of these biomarkers in the blood and urine will decrease following an exercise intervention aimed at cartilage unloading.
The purpose of this randomized, controlled trial is to determine whether a vibration platform exercise program will be more effective than a standard platform exercise program in improving quadriceps strength in women age 45-60 who have risk factors for knee osteoarthritis. Each platform exercise program will be conducted 2 times a week for 12 weeks. The sessions will consist of a series of exercises on a Wave Pro-elite vibration platform (with 1-3 minute rests between sets) and stretches with the platform vibration either turned on (intervention group) or off (control group.) Quadriceps strength (primary outcome), leg press power, and vibration sense will be assessed at baseline and 12 weeks, and changed scores will be compared between groups.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate 99mTc - EC20 imaging (FolateScan), a Nuclear Medicine imaging technology that enables localization of activated macrophages in the joints of participants with knee osteoarthritis (OA). Twenty five participants with symptomatic unilateral or bilateral knee OA will undergo a one-time evaluation of the knee as follows: knee radiography, FolateScan of the knees and whole body, musculoskeletal exam, questionnaires, sampling of blood, urine and synovial fluid for analysis of inflammatory markers. Data analysis will be cross-sectional and include a comparison of the location and intensity of EC20 uptake with the following: radiographic knee OA severity, clinical measures of disease severity, cytokine expression, and synovial fluid cell count.