Efficacy Study of Intra-articular Hyaluronic Acid in the Knee Osteoarthritis
NCT ID: NCT00556608
Last Updated: 2012-12-04
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE4
381 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2007-11-30
2010-05-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Sinovial
3 intra-articular injections of Sinovial®
Sinovial® (syringe containing sodium hyaluronate solution)
2 mL 0.8% sodium hyaluronate (16 mg) solution. 3 intra-articular injections once-a-week.
Sinvisc
Synvisc® ( syringe containing Hylan G-F 20 solution)
2 mL 0.8% Hylan G-F 20 (16 mg) solution. 3 intra-articular injections once-a-week.
Interventions
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Sinovial® (syringe containing sodium hyaluronate solution)
2 mL 0.8% sodium hyaluronate (16 mg) solution. 3 intra-articular injections once-a-week.
Synvisc® ( syringe containing Hylan G-F 20 solution)
2 mL 0.8% Hylan G-F 20 (16 mg) solution. 3 intra-articular injections once-a-week.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Primary knee OA of the medial or lateral femoro-tibial compartment
* Symptoms for at least 3 months
* Diagnosis according to ACR criteria
* Kellgren \& Lawrence radiological grade 2-3
* Patients who failed to respond sufficiently (not responders) to analgesics and/or NSAIDs taken regularly or responders intolerant to the regular use of analgesics and/or NSAIDs.
* Mean WOMAC pain subscore at the target knee \>= 40 mm and \< 80 mm on a VAS at baseline after wash-out from analgesics/NSAIDs· If bilateral knee OA: definition of the most symptomatic joint at screening based on patient's evaluation and Investigator's clinical judgment and mean WOMAC pain subscore at baseline in the contra-lateral knee \< 30 mm
* Written informed consent
* Subject able to understand, co-operative and reliable
Exclusion Criteria
* Secondary (post-traumatic) knee OA
* Predominantly patello-femoral pain/syndrome
* No remaining joint space width
* Symptomatic hip OA or other interfering health condition
* Severe varus/valgus deformity (\>15°)
* History/present evidence of (target knee): inflammatory, infective or metabolic joint diseases; recurrent clinical chondrocalcinosis; crystal arthropaties; osteo-articular pathologies differing from arthrosis; articular fracture; ochronosis; acromegaly; haemochromatosis; Wilson's disease; primary osteochondromatosis; heritable disorders; collagen gene mutations.
* Concomitant rheumatic disease
* Significant injury to the target knee in the last 6 months
* Previous joint replacement/arthroplasty (target knee)
* Arthroscopy/osteotomy/surgery in the past 1 year (target knee)
* Any surgery scheduled in the next 6 months
* Venous or lymphatic stasis in the relevant limb
* Skin infection/disease/trauma at the injection site
* Systemic or i.a. (target knee) corticosteroids in the past 3 months
* I.a. corticosteroids (non-target joint) in the past 4 weeks
* Viscosupplementation (target knee) in the past year
* Recently started (in the last 3 months) physical therapy (target knee)
* Recently (in the last 3 months) started therapy or change in dosage of SYSADOAs
* Ongoing anticoagulant therapy
* Chronic or recurrent use of NSAIDs/analgesics/narcotics because of diseases different from OA of the target knee
* History of allergy or hypersensitivity to hyaluronic acid or paracetamol or avian proteins
* Participation in a clinical study in the last 3 months
* Pregnant or lactating women, and women of childbearing potential not willing to use adequate contraception
* Patients unable to stay in the study for 6 months, non-cooperating, not able to understand
40 Years
80 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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IBSA Institut Biochimique SA
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Karel PAVELKA, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Institute of Rheumatology-Na Slupi 4 - 12850 Praha 2 (Czech Republic)
Locations
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Interni hemato-onkologická klinika, Fakultní nemocnice
Brno - Bohunice, , Czechia
ARTHROMED s.r.o.
Pardubice, , Czechia
Institute of Rheumatology
Prague, , Czechia
Centrum léčby pohybového aparátu spol. s.r.o.
Prague, , Czechia
University Hospital Centre Bois-Guillaume
Bois-Guillaume, , France
University Hospital Centre of Limoges - Rheumatology Service
Limoges, , France
Orthopädische Universitätsklinik und Poliklinik der RWTH Aachen
Aachen, , Germany
Nova clinic
Biberach an der Riss, , Germany
Orthopädische Praxis
Stockach, , Germany
Sezione Dipartimentale a valenza provinciale di Reumatologia - AzUSL 8
Arezzo, , Italy
Ospedale Privato Accreditato Nigrisoli
Bologna, , Italy
Medicina e Traumatologia dello Sport - AzUSL 2 Lucca
Lucca, , Italy
Unità Operativa di Reumatologia - Istituto Ortopedico Gaetano Pini
Milan, , Italy
Rheumatology Unit Santa Chiara Hospital
Pisa, , Italy
Unità Operativa di Reumatologia - Az. Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese - Policlinico "Le Scotte"
Siena, , Italy
F.D. Roosevelt's University Hospital
Banská Bystrica, , Slovakia
Romjan s.r.o.
Bratislava, , Slovakia
National Institute of Rheumatic Diseases
Piešťany, , Slovakia
Rheumatology Clinic, Reumaglobal s.r.o
Trnava, , Slovakia
Department of Rheumatology and Institute of Physical Medicine - Zurich University
Zurich, , Switzerland
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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06CZIFCH/Hai06
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id