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BION Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis

1. Juni 2015 aktualisiert von: Gerald E. Loeb, M.D., University of Southern California

BION Implantable Microstimulator System

Osteoarthritic changes in the knee are a common cause of pain that restricts the subject's ability to move and may lead to surgical intervention with total knee replacement. Quadriceps muscle strengthening has been shown to improve the dynamic stability of the knee, decreasing pain during locomotion and increasing knee function. However, the gains associated with improved quadriceps strength have been difficult to achieve on a routine clinical basis because the currently available ways to increase muscle strength- through voluntary exercise or surface electrical stimulation- have significant practical problems that limit their use. The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of neuromuscular stimulation using implantable microstimulators called BIONs to improve the strength, range of motion, and health of the knee in patients with knee osteoarthritis. This investigation is expected to last 12 weeks for each study participant; the trial will be completed over a 3-year period. Patients recruited into the study will have advanced knee osteoarthritis for which total knee replacement surgery is being considered. The proposed study extends a feasibility study carried out in Milan, Italy on five patients with knee osteoarthritis, who were implanted with BIONs.

Studienübersicht

Status

Zurückgezogen

Bedingungen

Intervention / Behandlung

Detaillierte Beschreibung

Knee Osteoarthritis is a common problem with people over the age of 50 and is often debilitating because of the challenges it poses to normal walking function. Research has shown that exercise can lessen the effect of the osteoarthritis in the knee if done diligently. BION®s implanted in the thigh can produce contractions of the quadriceps muscles without much movement of the knee joint, an advantage if moving the knee is painful. In this study, teh subjects will be divided into three groups. Two groups of experimental subjects will receive stimulation using BIONs. The first group will have a stimulation paradigm like that used in a previous feasibility study that preceded the proposed trial, using low-frequency (1-5 PPS) "twitch" stimulation. The second group will have a stimulation paradigm in which tetanic-frequency stimulation (25-50 PPS) is used to produce fused muscle contractions. A third group of experimental subjects will have a standardized program of voluntary exercise.. In Groups 1 and 2, the femoral nerve will be stimulated electrically according to the assigned protocol during the 12 week experimental period after implantation of the devices. Individuals assigned to Group 3, receiving conventional exercise therapy for 12 weeks, will be allowed to receive BIONs at the end of the trial, providing they request BION therapy and they have been at least minimally compliant with the exercises. All participants will be eligible to continue treatment following the initial 12 weeks if medically appropriate and resources permit.

Studientyp

Interventionell

Phase

  • Phase 1

Kontakte und Standorte

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Studienorte

    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, Vereinigte Staaten, 90033
        • USC University Hospital

Teilnahmekriterien

Forscher suchen nach Personen, die einer bestimmten Beschreibung entsprechen, die als Auswahlkriterien bezeichnet werden. Einige Beispiele für diese Kriterien sind der allgemeine Gesundheitszustand einer Person oder frühere Behandlungen.

Zulassungskriterien

Studienberechtigtes Alter

18 Jahre bis 75 Jahre (Erwachsene, Älterer Erwachsener)

Akzeptiert gesunde Freiwillige

Nein

Studienberechtigte Geschlechter

Alle

Beschreibung

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject presents with osteoarthritis of the knee with severity defined as Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3-4.
  2. Subject is between 18 and 75 years old.
  3. Attending physician considers the subject in general good health (other than knee joint osteoarthritis).
  4. Subject is mentally capable of understanding the goals and the application of therapy.
  5. Subject is able to apply the therapy (with or without help) in the home setting.
  6. Subject is willing and capable of giving informed consent.
  7. Subject is willing and capable of traveling to testing center at the schedule described above and detailed in Table 2.

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Subject is pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant in the next 12 months.
  2. Subject has an electronic implant (e.g. cardiac pacemaker, etc.).
  3. Subject has metallic implant (e.g. plates, hip joints) in the buttock or upper leg.
  4. Subject has a history of falling.
  5. Subject has medical conditions other than OA affecting the legs that could affect treatment or mobility.
  6. Subject is 40% or more above the ideal weight recommended by Metropolitan Life.
  7. Subject has cancer.
  8. Subject is currently enrolled in another clinical trial or research study that involves therapy or intervention which would affect lower extremity mobility.
  9. Subject has bilateral knee osteoarthritis.
  10. Subject is taking pain medications with dosage not stable for one month.

Studienplan

Dieser Abschnitt enthält Einzelheiten zum Studienplan, einschließlich des Studiendesigns und der Messung der Studieninhalte.

Wie ist die Studie aufgebaut?

Designdetails

  • Hauptzweck: Behandlung
  • Zuteilung: Zufällig
  • Interventionsmodell: Parallele Zuordnung
  • Maskierung: Keine (Offenes Etikett)

Waffen und Interventionen

Teilnehmergruppe / Arm
Intervention / Behandlung
Experimental: BION "twitch" stimulation
The first group will have a stimulation paradigm like that used in a previous feasibility study that preceded the proposed trial, using low-frequency (1-5 PPS) "twitch" stimulation.

They will be divided into three groups. Two groups of experimental subjects will receive stimulation using BIONs. The first group will have a stimulation paradigm like that used in a previous feasibility study that preceded the proposed trial, using low-frequency (1-5 PPS) "twitch" stimulation. The second group will have a stimulation paradigm in which tetanic-frequency stimulation (25-50 PPS) is used to produce fused muscle contractions. A third group of experimental subjects will have a standardized program of voluntary exercise.

In Groups 1 and 2, the femoral nerve will be stimulated electrically according to the assigned protocol during the 12 week experimental period after implantation of the devices. Individuals assigned to Group 3, receiving conventional exercise therapy for 12 weeks, will be allowed to receive BIONs at the end of the trial, providing they request BION therapy and they have been at least minimally compliant with the exercises.

Experimental: BION tetanic-frequency stimulation
The second group will have a stimulation paradigm in which tetanic-frequency stimulation (25-50 PPS) is used to produce fused muscle contractions.

They will be divided into three groups. Two groups of experimental subjects will receive stimulation using BIONs. The first group will have a stimulation paradigm like that used in a previous feasibility study that preceded the proposed trial, using low-frequency (1-5 PPS) "twitch" stimulation. The second group will have a stimulation paradigm in which tetanic-frequency stimulation (25-50 PPS) is used to produce fused muscle contractions. A third group of experimental subjects will have a standardized program of voluntary exercise.

In Groups 1 and 2, the femoral nerve will be stimulated electrically according to the assigned protocol during the 12 week experimental period after implantation of the devices. Individuals assigned to Group 3, receiving conventional exercise therapy for 12 weeks, will be allowed to receive BIONs at the end of the trial, providing they request BION therapy and they have been at least minimally compliant with the exercises.

Kein Eingriff: Standardized program
A third group of experimental subjects will have a standardized program of voluntary exercise.

Was misst die Studie?

Primäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Zeitfenster
quadriceps isometric strength
Zeitfenster: pre-exercise, 4w, 8w, 12w
pre-exercise, 4w, 8w, 12w

Sekundäre Ergebnismessungen

Ergebnis Maßnahme
Zeitfenster
Gait velocity Gait endurance Pain WOMAC
Zeitfenster: pre-exercise, 8w, 12w
pre-exercise, 8w, 12w

Mitarbeiter und Ermittler

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Ermittler

  • Hauptermittler: Lucinda Baker, Ph.D, University of Southern California

Publikationen und hilfreiche Links

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Studienaufzeichnungsdaten

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Haupttermine studieren

Studienbeginn

1. April 2008

Primärer Abschluss (Tatsächlich)

1. Dezember 2008

Studienabschluss (Tatsächlich)

1. Dezember 2008

Studienanmeldedaten

Zuerst eingereicht

29. Mai 2008

Zuerst eingereicht, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt hat

29. Mai 2008

Zuerst gepostet (Schätzen)

3. Juni 2008

Studienaufzeichnungsaktualisierungen

Letztes Update gepostet (Schätzen)

3. Juni 2015

Letztes eingereichtes Update, das die QC-Kriterien erfüllt

1. Juni 2015

Zuletzt verifiziert

1. Juni 2015

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