Tiny beads aim to quiet arthritic knees without surgery
NCT ID NCT06550024
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new procedure called genicular artery embolization using SakuraBead, a dissolvable bead that blocks small blood vessels in the knee to reduce pain. It involves 89 adults aged 40-79 with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis that hasn't improved with standard treatments. The bead procedure is compared to a steroid injection to see which provides better pain relief at 6 months.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Vascular Institute
Panama City, Florida, 32405, United States
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Bokhua Memorial Cardiovascular Center
Tbilisi, Georgia
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Harbor UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California, 90502, United States
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IR Centers
Raleigh, North Carolina, 27617, United States
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IR Centers
Leesburg, Virginia, 20176, United States
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Nano Medical Clinic
Tashkent, Uzbekistan, 100095, Uzbekistan
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Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Reading, RG1 5AN, United Kingdom
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University of Alabama Medicine
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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