Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Intra-articular Infiltration of Platelet-Rich Fibrin vs Corticosteroid in Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis

Lead Sponsor:

Federal University of São Paulo

Conditions:

Gonarthrosis; Primary

Eligibility:

All Genders

50+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Methodology: Randomized double-blind clinical trial comparing intra-articular injection of Platelet-Rich Fibrin (PRF) versus intra-articular injection of corticosteroids in mild to moderate arthrosis ...

Detailed Description

The objective of this work is to compare the efficacy of intra-articular injection of PRF versus intra-articular application of corticosteroid in the treatment of patients with mild to moderate knee o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The following inclusion criteria will be followed:
  • Age 50 years or older
  • Who have not improved with non-surgical treatment for at least 3 months, ability to sign a consent form, average visual analog scale \> 40/100 (over at least 7 days in the previous month)
  • Mild or moderate knee osteoarthritis diagnosed by radiographic imaging grade 2 or 3 according to the Kellgren-Lawrence classification.

Exclusion

  • The exclusion criteria will be:
  • Absence from work due to disability benefits or income reduction assistance (worker's compensation). Whenever one of the investigators believes that a participant may be simulating a worse health condition than reality to receive financial assistance with work absence, they will be excluded from the study.
  • The following non-inclusion criteria will be observed:
  • Angular deviation \>10º of varus or valgus in relation to the anatomical neutral axis in the coronal plane assessed clinically with a goniometer (anatomical axis of the femur x anatomical axis of the tibia \> 4º varus or \> 16º valgus)
  • Body Mass Index (BMI)\>35 or \<18
  • Smoking
  • Autoimmune inflammatory disease - rheumatological
  • Diabetes - with HbA1c \> 7
  • Chronic kidney disease
  • Coagulopathies
  • severe cardiovascular diseases
  • infections or immunodeficiencies
  • active or treated malignant neoplasia
  • use of NSAIDs in the last month
  • use of corticosteroids in the last 3 months
  • platelets \< 150,000
  • recent intra-articular corticosteroid injection or recent HA injection (in the last 6 months)
  • pregnancy or suspected pregnancy
  • psychiatric disorders.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

September 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06905860

Start Date

June 1 2025

End Date

September 1 2027

Last Update

April 2 2025

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Universidade Federal de São Paulo

São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 04023-062