View clinical trials related to Osteoarthritis, Knee.
Filter by:This study is designed as a long-term extension to the Phase 3 parent-study SM04690-OA-11. It aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long-term use of lorecivivint (LOR) in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The first 48 weeks will be single-blind and placebo-controlled while the remainder of the study will be open-label and uncontrolled. Subjects must enroll no later than 6 weeks following completion of the parent-study.
This is a phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine the efficacy and safety of MM-II in subjects with symptomatic knee OA as compared to matching placebo.
Introduction: The infrapatellar fat pad (Hoffa's fat pad) is a structure which is located intra-articularly. Its function is not well known. During knee replacement surgery, some surgeons would prefer removing the whole of the fat pad as this can improve exposure of the knee joint, as it can affect exposure of the knee joint which will in turn make the procedure slightly more efficient. Other surgeons would rather resect the minimum amount and preserve the bulk of the structure as anecdotally this is thought to decrease the level of post operative pain. This surgical step fat pad resection is a very small part of the whole total knee replacement procedure. A previous retrospective review of patients whose fat pad had been removed showed that they were nearly twice as likely to experience postoperative pain (P = 0.0005), while another study showed that they are at a slight risk of patellar tendon shortening. A randomised controlled trial of 68 patients did not show any difference in patella tendon length at six months and no difference in pain relief in both groups 3. However this study did not evaluate the functional outcome in both groups. To our knowledge, there are no RCT looking at the effect of the excision or preservation of the fat pad in TKR and the functional outcomes post operatively. Study Hypothesis: Excision of Hoffa's fat pad during total knee replacement surgery does not affect functional outcome, pain level after surgery or the patella tendon length at either one or two years.
This study will try to answer the following question: Would strengthening of hip abductors be equal to, or more effective than, knee extensors strengthening in improving pain, function and knee extensors isometric strength in patients with knee Osteoarthritis
A tourniquet is often used in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to achieve better visualization, reduce intra-operative bleeding and facilitate cement interdigitation. On the other hand, the associated risks include skin burns, soft tissue and muscle damage, injury of calcified vessels, increased swelling and stiffness of the joints, nerve injury, paralysis, and thromboembolic events. The automatic lower limb pneumatic tourniquet system (Zimmer) was applied to reduce blood loss during surgery. A prospective randomized controlled trial (RCT) was performed to investigate the best tourniquet strategy in TKA. The participants were randomly allocated to groups with different tourniquet strategies: Group 1) tourniquet inflation from skin to cement hardening (skin to cement); Group 2) tourniquet inflation only from cementation (cement only) and Group 3) tourniquet inflation from skin incision to skin closure (skin to skin). In addition to the blood loss and early postoperative outcomes, pain, soft tissue injury, and rehabilitation were also strictly monitored with a longer follow-up duration up to 6 months.
In this study compare different frequencies of whole body vibration training on physical function and muscle strength in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
The study will be described the development and implementation of the Clinical pathway (CPW) for acupuncture treatment in the management of patients with some chronic pain conditions. The effectiveness of this CPW will be explored in this study through retrospective analysis of clinical outcomes after administration of acupuncture treatment summarised in the guidelines.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how older adults might benefit from sessions that teach behavioral coping skills for increasing physical activity and reducing interference from arthritis pain. This study will randomize individuals to receive Engage-PA, or continue to receive treatment as usual. Engage-PA involves two sessions (about 45 minutes each) with a study therapist that teaches individuals behavioral skills for increasing daily steps. These behavioral skills include identifying their personal values and instructions on how to pace their daily physical activity to avoid creating severe pain when walking. All participants in the study will wear small devices that track physical activity such as daily steps throughout the study, which also allow participants to see their daily step counts and overall level of activity. All participants will answer a set of questions about how much arthritis gets the way of many important life activities, their success at living in line with their personal values, and how much thoughts, feelings and body sensations get in the way of living a satisfying life. These questions will be asked at the beginning of the study and 6 weeks into the study.
A randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trial to study the effects of chicken extract and collagen on join, bone and muscle functions in comparison to an active comparator glucosamine
This study is a phase I clinical trial aimed to determine the recommended dose of 99mTc-NTP 15-5 to obtain the best tracer joints contrast on images without any toxicity.