Status:
TERMINATED
Intraarticular Ozone Therapy for Pain Control in Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Lead Sponsor:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Conditions:
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Eligibility:
All Genders
50-75 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intraarticular injection of Ozone into the knee joint is an effective therapy for pain control in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee.
Detailed Description
Ozone, as a gas made of three atoms of oxygen with a cyclic structure, has been used as a medical therapy from the mid ninetieth century. Today, this therapy is a recognized modality in many European ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- \- Osteoarthritis of knee
Exclusion
- Positive rheumatologic serologic tests
- Cognitive impairment
- Adjacent osteomyelitis
- Bacteremia
- Hemarthrosis
- Impending (scheduled within days) joint replacement surgery
- Infectious arthritis
- Joint prosthesis
- Osteochondral fracture
- Periarticular cellulitis
- Poorly controlled diabetes mellitus
- Uncontrolled bleeding disorder or coagulopathy.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00832312
Start Date
August 1 2009
End Date
August 1 2016
Last Update
July 28 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Ben Gurion University
Beersheba, Israel, 84105