A Single Intra-articular Injection of aMAT vs PRP in Patients With OA of the Knee (LIPOJOINT)

August 28, 2017 updated by: Prof. Marcacci, Lipogems International spa

A SINGLE-BLIND, RANDOMIZED, CONTROLLED STUDY OF A SINGLE, INTRA-ARTICULAR INJECTION OF AUTOLOGOUS MICRO-FRAGMENTED ADIPOSE TISSUE (aMAT) VERSUS (VS) PRP IN PATIENTS WITH OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA) OF THE KNEE

The study proposes to compare performances and safety of intra-articular injections of aMAT with those of a control group (PRP injections) for the treatment of symptomatic OA of the knee. The end-points will be determined evaluating the performances of the treatment group in terms of improvement of the symptomatology, functional recovery and radiological appearance.

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The clinical trial is a prospective, randomized, controlled, two-arm, single-blind study, involving 118 patients affected by symptomatic OA of the knee joint. Eligible subjects will be randomly allocated to one of the two treatment groups, with a 1:1 randomization ratio. Respectively, 59 patients treated with a single intra-articular injection of aMAT, and 59 patients treated with a single intra-articular injection of PRP.

The patients enrolled in the study will be treated according to the study protocol and followed after treatment with periodic visits and diagnostic imaging examinations, as Magnetic Resonance Imaging at twelve and twenty-four months follow-up and X-Ray, at three, six, twelve, and twenty-four months of follow-up.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

118

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 75 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria

  1. Patients provided written informed consent;
  2. Patients aged between 18 and 75 years;
  3. Knee symptomatic OA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade 1-4)
  4. Failure of conservative treatment for at least 3 months;
  5. Patients agreed to actively participate in the rehabilitation protocol and follow-up program;
  6. Male or female patients;
  7. Women of childbearing age had to use a proven method to prevent pregnancy, before the surgical treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

  1. Patients incapable to understanding and will;
  2. Patients participating in previous, concurrent or not, trials (ongoing or completed within three months);
  3. Patients surgically treated for the same defect within one year;
  4. Patients affected by malignancy;
  5. Patients affected by metabolic or thyroid disorders;
  6. Patients used to alcohol or drug (medication) abuse;
  7. Patients affected by synovitis;
  8. Varus or valgus misalignment exceeding 15°;
  9. Body Mass Index > 40;
  10. Patients with trauma within 6 months pre-operative.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: AUTOLOGOUS MICRO-FRAGMENTED ADIPOSE TISSUE (aMAT)
injection of aMAT obtained with Lipogems® technology.
adipose tissue will be obtained from abdominal region or buttocks and aMAT, and processed with Lipogems® technology.
Active Comparator: platelet-rich plasma (PRP)
single injection of platelet-rich plasma
injection of platelet-rich plasma

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Safety
Time Frame: Time Frame: 24 months evaluation
Safety of the procedure, documenting characteristics and incidence of adverse events.(AE)
Time Frame: 24 months evaluation
clinical improvement documented with IKDC(International Knee Documentation Committee) score and KOOS (Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score)
Time Frame: Time Frame: 6 months evaluation
change in IKDC and KOOS score
Time Frame: 6 months evaluation

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
stability of the clinical improvement documented with International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score
Time Frame: Time Frame: 6, 24 months evaluation
Change in IKDC Subjective score from baseline to follow up
Time Frame: 6, 24 months evaluation
stability of the clinical improvement documented with Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
Time Frame: Time Frame: 3,6, 12, 24 months evaluation
Change in KOOS score from baseline to follow up
Time Frame: 3,6, 12, 24 months evaluation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Study Director: Silvia Versari, Lipogems International spa

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 24, 2017

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 24, 2022

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 24, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 6, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 17, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

April 18, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 29, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 28, 2017

Last Verified

August 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • LIPOJOINT

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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