Status:

COMPLETED

Changes in Cytokine Levels After Dextrose Injection in Stage IV Knee Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Fisiatria y Traumatología

Collaborating Sponsors:

American Association of Orthopaedic Medicine

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

21-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Twenty participants with severe arthritis will be enrolled. For the first week participants will either be injected with dextrose or just have fluid withdrawn for testing. The remaining participants w...

Detailed Description

Participants with stage IV knee osteoarthritis will be evaluated for eligibility and randomized 1 to 1 using an Internet randomization method to ensure random allocation. At time zero all participant...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Knee pain for at least 6 months.
  • Clinically diagnosed knee osteoarthritis.
  • Weight-bearing radiograph consistent with high-grade medial compartment cartilage loss (Kellgren-Lawrence Grading Scale level IV).
  • Confirmation of exposed subchondral bone by high-resolution knee ultrasonography.

Exclusion

  • Anticoagulation therapy.
  • Inflammatory or post-infectious knee arthritis.
  • Systemic inflammatory conditions.
  • Knee flexion of less than 100 degrees.
  • Knee extension of less than 165 degrees.
  • Any Valgus
  • Varus more than 15 degrees.
  • Any knee injection in the past 3 months.
  • BMI more than 40
  • Gross synovial folds on ultrasound
  • Elevation of sed rate, C reactive protein, rheumatoid factor or antinuclear antibody.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 23 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03400631

Start Date

August 1 2018

End Date

November 23 2021

Last Update

August 11 2022

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Gaston Topol, M.D.. Private Office

Rosario, Santa Fe Province, Argentina, CS2000CXP