Biological Response of Stage IV Knee Osteoarthritis to Serial 12.5% Dextrose

NCT01210183 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 6

Last updated 2014-05-20

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Summary

Dextrose injection in end-stage knee arthritis will cause growth of cartilage cells in a particular area of complete cartilage loss. Dextrose concentration will be 12.5%. Cartilage status will be monitored by pre and post treatment arthroscopy views with specialized (methylene blue) staining for cartilage.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Dextrose intraarticularly administered

9 ml of 12.5% dextrose

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Nacional de Rosario

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gaston A Topol, M.D. · Hospital Provincial de Rosario

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Argentina

Study Locations

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