Can your own blood cells boost knee pain relief?
NCT ID NCT07784907
First seen Aug 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether adding platelet-rich plasma (PRP) made from a person's own blood to a standard hyaluronic acid injection provides better knee pain relief than hyaluronic acid alone. About 100 adults with moderate knee osteoarthritis will receive one injection of either the combination or the standard treatment, and their pain, function, and quality of life will be tracked for 18 months. The goal is to see if the combined approach offers extra benefit in easing the discomfort and stiffness of knee osteoarthritis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A single injection combining hyaluronic acid with the participant's own platelet-rich plasma (PRP), compared with hyaluronic acid alone.
- What this could lead to
- If the combination works, it could offer a more effective injection therapy for knee osteoarthritis, potentially reducing pain and improving function without surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study, and the added benefit of PRP over hyaluronic acid alone is not yet proven. Results may not apply to all patients, and injection-related risks like pain or infection exist.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Knee osteoarthritis meeting American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria * Kellgren-Lawrence radiographic grade II or III * Pain intensity in the study knee NRS \>= 4 and in the contralateral knee NRS \<= 2 * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * BMI \>= 40 kg/m2 * Surgery of the same or contralateral knee within the previous year * Intra-articular corticosteroid injection into the study joint within 3 months, or hyaluronic acid, platelet-rich plasma or other intra-articular injection therapy within 6 months before enrolment * Systemic corticosteroid use within 2 weeks * Systemic inflammatory or autoimmune disease with joint involvement (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, systemic lupus erythematosus, etc.) * Oral corticosteroid treatment * Deep vein thrombosis * Pregnancy or breastfeeding
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Contact
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Locations
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Przychodnia Specjalistyczna Lancet
RECRUITINGChełm, Lublin Voivodeship, 22-100, Poland
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