Status:

RECRUITING

Radio- KO Radiotherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial

Lead Sponsor:

Mayo Clinic

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether low-dose radiotherapy is an effective treatment to reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis. A secondary aim is to determine whether patients expe...

Detailed Description

This single center, single-blinded, sham-controlled randomized controlled trial will compare low dose radiation therapy and sham radiation therapy for knee osteoarthritis. Participants with symptomati...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • age 50-85 years
  • ICOAP pain scale A1 at least moderate intensity or B6 at least moderate intensity
  • diagnosed with primary knee OA ICD-10 codes M17.x
  • history of morning stiffness in knees that lasts less than 30 minutes
  • history of crepitus without a history of warmth, redness or sudden onset of swelling
  • physical exam findings of medial or lateral joint line tenderness on palpation that is in the same location as the knee pain for which their primary care provider has ordered an intraarticular steroid injection into the same knee.
  • absence of primary knee pain in the pes anserine or hamstring or gastrocnemius tendons
  • radiographic Kellgren-Lawrence grade 2-3 on 4-view knee x-rays taken within the last year
  • ability to complete surveys in English

Exclusion

  • Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1 or 4
  • pregnancy or women 54 years and younger with potential for pregnancy (if they or their partner have not had tubal ligation, hysterectomy, or vasectomy)
  • history of ipsilateral intraarticular knee surgery
  • use of injected corticosteroids within 3 months or hyaluronans within 6 months or within 1 month if there was no sustained improvement post-injection of either corticosteroid or hyaluronan.
  • history of trauma to this knee in the last year that clearly caused the pain now present
  • history of RA, gout, pseudogout, hemarthroses (eg, hemophilic arthropathy) or other inflammatory arthritis involving this knee
  • history of symptomatic hip OA
  • history of psychosis, personality disorder, uncontrolled affective disorder
  • history of fibromyalgia
  • malignancy requiring active treatment
  • current regular use of opiate analgesics, PRP, or acupuncture for the knees

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 4 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 29 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

128 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06887829

Start Date

June 4 2025

End Date

June 29 2026

Last Update

June 22 2025

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Mayo Clinic

Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905