Effects of Synvisc on Cartilage in Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
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Official title
Pilot Trial of Effects of Intra-articular Synvisc Therapy on Cartilage Determined by dGEMRIC in Patients With OA of the Knee
Brief summary
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Hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc) is an FDA-approved hyaluronate derivative used to treat knee osteoarthritis (OA). Animal studies have shown that Synvisc can have favorable effects on cartilage when injected into joints. This study attempts to evaluate the effects of Synvisc when injected into knees of patients with knee OA by means of a specialized MRI technology (dGEMRIC).
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT00949494
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Enrollment
- 30 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 40 Years to 80 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Aug 31, 2006
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2008
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2009
- Last update posted
- Sep 9, 2019
2006 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 2
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 2
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwestern University | Chicago | Illinois | 60611 | — |
| Northshore University Hospital | Evanston | Illinois | 60201 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Sep 9, 2019 · Synced Sep 5, 2026
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