Status:

RECRUITING

SakuraBead Used as Resorbable Embolic for Genicular Artery Embolization

Lead Sponsor:

CrannMed

Conditions:

Osteo Arthritis Knee

Joint Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-79 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

An open label, prospective, two-arm, multicenter, randomized controlled trial comparing SakuraBead genicular artery embolization (GAE) with a control (corticosteroid injection).

Detailed Description

To compare safety and efficacy of SakuraBead with corticosteroid injection for the treatment of pain secondary to knee osteoarthritis. Treatment will be performed on a total of approximately 89 patien...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject is able and willing to provide written informed consent, and
  • Clinical diagnosis of knee OA, and
  • Moderate to severe knee pain (WOMAC Pain ≥ 10), and
  • Pain refractory to at least 3 months of conservative therapies (anti-inflammatory drugs, or physical therapy, or intra-articular injections), and
  • Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1, 2 or 3 on radiograph of the knee, and
  • Age ≥ 40 years and \< 80 years, and
  • Able to comply with all treatments and follow-up visits.

Exclusion

  • Severe knee OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4), or
  • Current infection of target joint, or
  • Life expectancy less than 36 months, or
  • Known advanced atherosclerosis as defined by history of lower extremity or pelvis arterial bypass graft, lower extremity or pelvis arterial stent placement or prior history of vascular claudication, or
  • Rheumatoid or known serologic diagnosis of autoimmune arthritis, or
  • Prior knee replacement surgery in the target knee, or
  • Pain score of \>3 NRS on the non-target knee, or
  • An acute internal derangement of the target knee, or
  • History of uncorrectable coagulopathy, or
  • Prior iodinated contrast reaction resulting in anaphylaxis, or
  • Active pregnancy as demonstrated by urine or serum β-hCG, or lactating female, or planning pregnancy in the following 12 months, or
  • Has undergone an invasive treatment (including but not limited to: corticosteroid injection, hyaluronic acid injections, nerve ablation) in the target knee within the past 3 months, or
  • Contraindication to MRI, or
  • At the discretion of the Principal Investigator

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 28 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

April 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

89 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06550024

Start Date

November 28 2024

End Date

April 1 2027

Last Update

October 30 2025

Active Locations (9)

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University of Alabama Medicine

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35233

2

Harbor UCLA Medical Center

Torrance, California, United States, 90502

3

Advanced Vascular Institute

Panama City, Florida, United States, 32405

4

IR Centers

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27617