Clinical trials: Degeneration; Articular Cartilage
Articular Cartilage Degeneration
MechSens - Dose-response Relationship of in Vivo Ambulatory Load and Mechanosensitive Cartilage Biomarkers
This study is to investigate the effects of age, tissue status and the presence of inflammation on the in vivo dose-response relationship of ambulatory load and mechanosensitive blood markers of articular cartilage.
- Trial name
- MechSens (NCT04128566)
- Testing
- walking stress test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Osteoarthritis
A Study of Orthotic Shoe Inserts for Controlling Osteoarthritic Knee Pain
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease and is the most common form of arthritis. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of customized shoe inserts in controlling and relieving the pain of knee osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00076453
- Testing
- Lateral wedge orthotic shoe inserts, Standard orthotic shoe inserts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Cartilage Degeneration, Weightlessness
Effects of 60-day-6° Head-down Bed Rest on Cartilage and Function of the Knee Joint
Objective: To investigate the effects of long-term simulated unloading in bed on articular cartilage quality based on functional magnetic resonance imaging (FMRI) and Knee joint function.
- Trial name
- NCT06612372
- Testing
- 60-day-6° head-down bed rest
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Defect of Articular Cartilage, Articular Cartilage Disorder of Knee
the Safety and Efficacy Evaluation of Chondron Compared With Mircrofracture of Knee
The purpose of this study is to evaluate safety and efficacy of Chondron(autologous cultured Chondrocyte) by comparing between Chondron implantation and Microfracture.
- Conditions
- Defect of Articular Cartilage, Articular Cartilage Disorder of Knee, Degeneration; Articular Cartilage, Knee
- Trial name
- NCT02524509
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cellontech Co., Ltd.
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Research on the Pathogenesis and Therapeutic Targets of Articular Cartilage Degeneration in Osteoarthritis
Before you are included in this study, you will undergo the following examinations to determine if you are eligible to participate: Before you are included in this study, your doctor will ask and record your medical history…
- Trial name
- NCT07796607
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yunnan University of Chinese Medicine
Meniscus Tear
The Effect of Therapeutic Exercise on Cartilage Morphology and Physical Function for Individuals at High Risk of Knee Osteoarthritis
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of progressive resistance exercises (PRE) versus aerobic exercises on cartilage morphology and physical function in patients with degenerative meniscus tears.
- Trial name
- NCT06532851
- Testing
- Progressive Resistance Exercise (PRE), Aerobic Exercise, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Jordan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan University of Science and Technology
Osteoarthritis, Articular Cartilage Disorder of Knee
Serum Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Levels After 12 Weeks of Different Exercises
Acute effects of physical exercise on the deformational behavior of articular cartilage and changes in cartilage oligomeric matrix protein (COMP) are definite.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Articular Cartilage Disorder of Knee, Degenerative Lesion of Articular Cartilage of Knee
- Trial name
- NCT01576159
- Testing
- Running exercise, Cycling exercise, Swimming Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Middle East Technical University
Cartilage Diseases
Molecular Biomarkers Associated With Degenerative Joint Disease in the Knee
This investigation describes a novel complex of structural degradation proteins that is associated with pain in individuals with meniscal pathology undergoing arthroscopic partial meniscectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT01006278
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scuderi, Gaetano J., M.D.
Musculoskeletal Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis
Impact of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Knee Osteoarthritis
Many patients with osteoarthritis of the knee fail non-operative measures and elect to have knee arthroplasty to improve their quality of life.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Knee Osteoarthritis, Cartilage Injury, Cartilage Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT03477942
- Testing
- Autologous Mesenchymal Stem Cells
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Development of Computational Models to Predict the Short-, Medium- and Long-term Cartilage Degeneration and Pain for Patients With Early-stage Osteoarthritis or Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Knee osteoarthritis is a complex condition, and selecting effective non-drug treatments like orthoses or exercise is often difficult and imprecise.
- Trial name
- MathKOA (NCT07134244)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Cartilage Degeneration
The Mechanism for the Effects of Joint Biomechanical Properties on Medial Cartilage of Tibiofemoral Joint Degeneration
Explore The Mechanism for the Effects of Joint Biomechanical Properties on Medial Cartilage of Tibiofemoral Joint Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT04968665
- Testing
- gait testing, functional MRI
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Defect of Articular Cartilage, Degenerative Joint Disease of Ankle and/or Foot
Efficacy and Safety of Chondron (Autologus Chondrocyte) in Patients With Cartilage Defects in Their Ankle
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chondron (Autologus Chondrocyte) in patients with cartilage defects in their ankle for 18 months
- Conditions
- Defect of Articular Cartilage, Degenerative Joint Disease of Ankle and/or Foot, Ankle (Ligaments); Instability, Familial
- Trial name
- NCT02537067
- Testing
- CHONDRON
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cellontech Co., Ltd.
Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis
Evaluation of Outcomes With Umbilical Cord Allograft for Musculoskeletal Conditions Musculoskeletal Conditions
The aim of the study is to determine the efficacy of an Amniotic Fluid Tissue Product for pain relief and functional improvements for all types of musculoskeletal conditions.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Tendinitis, Sports Injury, Degenerative Disc Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03390920
- Testing
- Umbilical Allograft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- R3 Stem Cell