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Clinical Trials/NCT03825133
NCT03825133
Completed
Phase 4

The Comparison of Knee Osteoarthritis Treatment With Single-dose of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate, Single-dose of Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich Plasma and 3 Injection of High Molecular Weight Hyaluronic Acid-A Randomized Clinical Trial

Clinical Center of Vojvodina1 site in 1 country180 target enrollmentApril 1, 2016

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate
Conditions
Knee Osteoarthritis
Sponsor
Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Enrollment
180
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
change of WOMAC
Status
Completed
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to compare therapeutic and clinical effects of intra-articular injection of Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC), inta-articular injection of Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich plasma (LR-PRP) and 3 weekly doses of high molecular weight of Hyaluronic acid for the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee ( KL scale II-IV).

Detailed Description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease worldwide, affecting an estimated 10% of men and 18% of women over 60 years of age with the knee and hip joints predominantly involved. The pain and loss of function can be debilitating; in developed countries the resultant socioeconomic burden is large costing between 1, 0% and 2, 5% of gross domestic product. Several therapeutic options for the treatment of OA are widely used, consists of pain management, physical therapy with life-modifying recommendations, joint injections with joint replacement for end-stage disease. Intra-articular drug delivery has several advantages over systemic delivery, including increased local bioavailability, reduced systemic exposure, fewer adverse events and reduced cost. Three injectable materials have been widely used for intra-articular treatment of the knee OA: corticosteroids (with or without local anesthetics), hyaluronic acid based preparations and in the last decade biologic preparations, such as human serum albumin, TNF and Il-1 inhibitors, platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections, bone marrow-derived stem cells (BMSCs), adipose-derived stem cells (ADSCs) and amnion-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AMSCs) etc PRP is promising therapeutic option for the OA treatment, there are still many concerns with PRP's efficiency. Among all questions, ( Number of platelets, percentage in accordance with baseline, frequency of doses etc.) presence or absence of different cells in PRP formulations ( as leukocytes), could significantly change an overall clinical result. In general, PRP could be Leukocyte-rich (LR- with increase number of Leukocytes in comparison with baseline number) and Leukocyte-poor. Another option that has become more popular for physicians treating this debilitation condition is BMAC, which use undifferentiated cells found in the bone marrow to promote healing and tissue regeneration. These cells have the ability to replicate into a multiple different tissue types. With BMAC, the marrow is concentrated provide better healing of the damaged tissue and aid in growth and repair. The full benefits of BMAC are still unknown, but studies have shown the treatment can reduce swelling, relieve pain, and improve healing in articular cartilage and bone grafts. Autologous BMAC has shown promising clinical potential as a therapeutic agent in regenerative medicine, including the treatment of osteoarthritis and cartilage defects, and the clinical efficacy platelet rich plasma has been documented to alleviate symptoms related to knee osteoarthritis. However, randomized, prospective comparison of the two techniques has not been reported in the literature and long term follow-up for both treatments is limited, and especially limited in the use of BMAC for the knee OA treatment. From the other hand, HA preparations are widely used in everyday practice for almost 30 years with variable results. No one of these therapeutic options are not yet recommended by supreme professional organizations ( e.g.AAOS) because of paulacity of scientific data and unbiased confirmation of their clinical efficiency with a broad advice for necessity of more rigorous clinical trials.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
April 1, 2016
End Date
November 30, 2017
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

dr Oliver Dulic

Oliver Dulic MD, M.sci . Orthopaedic Surgeon, Principal Investigator

Clinical Center of Vojvodina

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • history of complaints of knee pain because of the Knee Osteoarthritis with no relief using anti-inflammatory agents even after 3 months,
  • Kellgren-Lawrence (KL) grade 2-4
  • normal blood results and coagulation profile (platelets 150,000-450,000/l),
  • patients who had not undergone any surgery on the affected knee within 2 years prior to the first injection and
  • Mentally fit for clinical study

Exclusion Criteria

  • severe knee instability,
  • severe misalignment,
  • unicompartmental OA
  • BMI more than 35
  • inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis
  • presenting muscle pain underlying diseases such as hematologic disorders, septicemia, coagulopathy, neoplasm, active infection, and immune deficiency

Arms & Interventions

Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate

Patients treated with single injection of BMAC in the knee

Intervention: Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate

Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich Plasma

Patients treated with single injection of LR-PRP in the knee

Intervention: Leukocyte Rich Platelet Rich Plasma

Hyaluronic Acid

Patients treated with 3 single injection of high molecular HA in the knee ( one injection weekly)

Intervention: Hyaluronic Acid

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

change of WOMAC

Time Frame: after 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Purpose of WOMAC scale is to assess the course of disease or response to treatment in patients with knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA).Content: Three subscales, 24 items.: 1) pain severity during various positions or movements, 2) severity of joint stiffness, and 3) difficulty performing daily functional activities.Response options/scale: In the Likert version, each item offers 5 responses: "none" scored as 0, "mild" as 1,"moderate" as 2, "severe" as 3, and "extreme" as 4. Alternatively, the VAS and numerical rating scale versions permit responses to be selected on a 100-mm or 11-box horizontal scale, respectively, with the left end marked as "none" and the right end marked as "extreme". The range for possible subscale scores in the Likert format are: pain (0-20; 5 items each scored 0-4), stiffness (2 items, 0-8), and physical function (17 items, 0-68). Score interpretation: Higher scores indicate worse pain, stiffness, or physical function.

Change of KOOS

Time Frame: after 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months

Purpose of KOOS is To measure patients' opinions about their knee and associated problems over short- and long-term follow- up Intended populations/conditions: young and middle-aged people with posttraumatic osteoarthritis (OA), as well as those with injuries that may lead to post traumatic OA (e.g., ACL, meniscal, osteochondral injury) Content. Five domains: 1) pain frequency and severity during functional activities; 2) symptoms such as the severity of knee stiffness and the presence of swelling, grinding or clicking, catching, and range of motion restriction; 3) difficulty experienced during activities of daily living; 4) difficulty experienced with sport and recreational activities; and 5) knee-related quality of life.Number of items: 42 items across 5 subscales. Score interpretation: 0- extreme problems and 100- no problems.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change of IKDC(after 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months)
  • VAS pain injection(up to 10 minutes after after intervention)
  • change of SF-36(after 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months)
  • change of VAS pain(after 3, 7 14 and 21 days)
  • VAS score after injection of fluid(up to 10 minutes after after intervention)

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