Status:

UNKNOWN

Subchondral and Intra-articular Application of Bone Marrow Concentrate for Knee Unicompartmental OA

Lead Sponsor:

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Cartilage Degeneration

Eligibility:

All Genders

35-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Unicompartmental knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a common finding especially in patients with lower limb malalignment and previous meniscectomy. Among the various treatment options, in recent years there ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • chronic symptomatic (at least 6 months) medial or lateral unicompartmental OA of the knee, with Kellgren-Lawrence Score evaluated at x-rays= 2 or 3;
  • MRI evidence of "bone marrow edema" affecting the subchondral bone of the tibial emiplateaux and femoral condyle;
  • failure of previous conservative treatments in the same knee (e.g: pharmacological therapy, physiotherapy, previous intra-articular injections, etc..);
  • willingness to participate in the trial, including all follow-up visits and radiographic examinations.

Exclusion

  • medial or lateral unicompartmental OA with Kellgren-Lawrence score= 1 or 4 (i.e. early osteoarthritis or end-stage osteoarthritis);
  • no MRI evidence of bone marrow edema in the affected knee compartment;
  • concurrent rheumatic or other immunological diseases;
  • concurrent malignancies;
  • bilateral symptomatic knee OA;
  • concurrent patello-femoral OA;
  • BMI\>35
  • any surgical treatment in the index knee within 12 months from the screening visit.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

November 1 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03790189

Start Date

January 1 2019

End Date

November 1 2021

Last Update

December 31 2018

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Istituto Clinico Humanitas

Rozzano, Milano, Italy, 20089