Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2015-12-31
Brief Summary
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Forty patients suffering from cartilage lesions in their knee joint will be selected preoperatively. All these patients fulfil certain inclusion- and exclusion criteria. They will be asked to respond to 3 different questionnaires. These questionnaires include the visual analogue scale to evaluate pain (VAS), the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score or KOOS and the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) form to evaluate the effect of their cartilage lesion on activities in daily life. Six months later +/- 20 patients will have had surgery and +/- 20 patients will have had conservative treatment, both groups of patients will be asked to respond again to the 3 different questionnaires. The outcome of the results will tell us more of the evolution both between groups and in each group separately.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
NONE
Study Groups
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Conservative treatment
Conservative comparator
Kinesitherapy, intra-articular injection, wearing a brace, thermotherapy, intake of supplements.
Surgery
Surgery
Knee surgery
Interventions
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Surgery
Knee surgery
Conservative comparator
Kinesitherapy, intra-articular injection, wearing a brace, thermotherapy, intake of supplements.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Size of the lesion, determined by MRI:
between 1-2 cm² for the group who will receive conservative treatment between 2-5 cm² for the group who will have surgery
\- Mechanical joint pain, assessed by a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale: \> 40 mm for the conservative group, \> 60 mm for the operative group
* Agree to stop using analgetics and NSAID's 2 weeks before the First respond of the surveys, and 2 weeks before the second respond of the surveys. Only paracetamol (4g/day) is allowed.
* men and women, women have to use contraceptive to avoid pregnancies.
* age between 18 - 50 years
Exclusion Criteria
* participation in previous trials within 3 months
* subjects with HIV, hepatitis, syphilis
* malignancy
* alcohol and drug abuse
* poor general health condition as judged by the investigator
* osteochondritis dissecans
* advanced osteoarthritis (kellgren 2-4)
* known allergy to penicillins and gentamicin or presence of multiple severe allergies
* complex ligamentous instability of the knee
* lateral meniscus lesion or more than 50% resection of medial meniscus
* Varus or valgus misalignment exceeding 3° (kissing lesions out)
* Mosaicplasty (OATS)
* Microfracture performed less than 1 year before baseline
* Received hyaluronic acid intra-articular injections into the afflicted knee within the last six months of baseline
* Taking specific OA drugs, such as chondroitin sulphate, diacerein, capsaicin within two weeks of the baseline visit
* Corticosteroid therapy by systemic or intra-articular route within the last month of baseline or intramuscular or oral corticosteroids within the last two weeks of baseline
* Chronic use of anticoagulants
* Uncontrolled diabetes
* Any concomitant painful or disabling disease of the spine, hips or lower limbs that would interfere with evaluation of the afflicted knee
* Any clinically significant or symptomatic vascular or neurologic disorder of the lower extremities
* Any evidence of the following disease in the target joint: septic arthritis, inflammatory joint disease, hematochrosis, collagen gene mutations
* Current diagnosis of osteomyelitis
* A blood result showing liver enzymes more than two times the upper limit of normal or any other result that in the clinical investigator's mind is important clinically
* CRP level greater than 10g/l
* Unwilling to participate in post-operative rehabilitation protocol
18 Years
50 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University Hospital, Ghent
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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University Hospital, Ghent
Ghent, , Belgium
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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2011/399
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id