NCT01239810

Brief Summary

Objective: To assess the impact of intraarticular hyaluronic acid (HA) on clinical outcome and on volumetric and T2 relaxation based changes of articular cartilage in mild to moderate osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee joint. Methods: Patients with moderate OA of the knee \[Kellgren-Lawrence II\] were recruited for a 6-months prospective, randomized clinical trial evaluating the effect of HA on articular cartilage morphology and composition. Clinical examinations and MRI were performed at baseline, and after 6, 12 and 24 weeks. Cartilage volume, thickness and surface area were determined in cartilage plates and subregions were defined using proprietary software. MRI was performed on a 1.5 Tesla scanner; morphological evaluation was performed using 3D T1-w FLASH Waterexcitation (WE) sequences and T2 maps were calculated from a multiecho, spin-echo sequence.

Trial Health

100
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Enrollment
34

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2005

Typical duration for all trials

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2005

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2006

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2008

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 9, 2010

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 11, 2010

Completed
Last Updated

December 9, 2010

Status Verified

December 1, 2010

Enrollment Period

1.4 years

First QC Date

November 9, 2010

Last Update Submit

December 8, 2010

Conditions

Keywords

hyaluronic acidcartilageT2 mappingquantitativeMRIvolume

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • WOMAC

    Western Ontario and McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index 24 weeks after drug adminstration

    24 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • MRI

    24 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control group

Receiving no treatment

Drug: Hyaluronic Acid

hyaluronic acid

treatment group receiving intraarticular hyaluronic acid

Drug: Hyaluronic Acid

Interventions

Intraarticular injection 2ml Na-Hyaluronate (HA; MW 1.2 x 106; Ostenil, TRB Chemedica) weekly for five weeks

Also known as: Ostenil
Control grouphyaluronic acid

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 95 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodProbability Sample
Study Population

referred from visiting orthopaedic surgeons to our academic outpatient clinic

You may qualify if:

  • History of mild to moderate OA
  • OA grade II

You may not qualify if:

  • Intraarticular injections in the affected knee
  • Oral application of glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate during the last 6 months prior to the beginning of the study
  • Clinically significant knee joint effusion
  • Neoplasm
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Osteonecrosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis or any other inflammatory arthritis diagnosed by American College of Rheumatology criteria.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Hyaluronic Acid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ArthritisJoint DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesRheumatic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GlycosaminoglycansPolysaccharidesCarbohydrates

Study Officials

  • Rüdiger von Eisenhart-Rothe, M.D.

    Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Technische Universität München

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2010

First Posted

November 11, 2010

Study Start

June 1, 2005

Primary Completion

November 1, 2006

Study Completion

December 1, 2008

Last Updated

December 9, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-12