New knee pain treatment shows promise in early trial
NCT ID NCT06954766
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new treatment called CKD-981 to see if it can safely and temporarily ease knee pain in people with osteoarthritis. About 100 adults aged 40 to 80 with moderate knee pain took part. The treatment was compared to a fake procedure (sham) to measure its true effect on pain relief.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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40 to 80 years
- 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: * Patients between 40 years and 80 years old * Patients who have experiencing knee pain more than 8 weeks * VAS more than 40 mm * Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2 and 3 in X' ray knee joint Exclusion Criteria: * Previous knee surgery in affected side * Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue disease, Paget's disease * Infection of knee joint * BMI more than 35kg/m2
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Wonju Severance Christian Hospital
Wŏnju, South Korea
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