Arthroscopic vs. Non-surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

University of Western Ontario, Canada1 site in 1 country188 target enrollmentJanuary 1999

ConditionsOsteoarthritis of the Knee

Overview

Phase: Phase 3
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Sponsor: University of Western Ontario, Canada
Enrollment: 188
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Function, pain and quality of life based on the WOMAC (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index) scores
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to discover whether arthroscopic surgery is helpful in controlling the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Detailed Description

Although arthroscopic surgery has been widely used for osteoarthritis of the knee, scientific evidence to support its efficacy is lacking. This study will compare optimized physical and medical therapy alone with arthroscopic treatment in addition to optimized physical and medical therapy.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 1999

End Date

August 2007

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Idiopathic or secondary osteoarthritis of the knee with Grade II to IV radiographic severity as defined by the modified Kellgren and Lawrence classification

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients with inflammatory or post-infectious arthritis
•Those who had undergone previous arthroscopic treatment for knee osteoarthritis
•Those with isolate Grade III to IV medical compartment osteoarthritis with greater than 5 degrees of varus deformity.