New gel injection could ease knee arthritis pain without surgery
NCT ID NCT07489521
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares a new hydrogel injection (Arthrosamid) to a standard steroid shot for treating knee osteoarthritis. About 200 adults with knee pain and moderate to severe arthritis will receive one of the two injections. The goal is to see if the hydrogel reduces pain, stiffness, and improves physical function better than the usual steroid treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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18 to 100 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Adults * Symptomatic single side knee pain. * Patients with diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis radiographic Kellgren and Lawrence system OA grade II-III-IV on x ray or MRI. Exclusion Criteria: * Inflammatory conditions, * Cancer, * acute infection, * pregnancy and breastfeeding. * Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, * Joint diseases in the knee, such as rheumatoid arthritis or gout, history of knee surgery with metallic implant. * If patient has undergone knee arthroscopy in past 6 months. * Intra-articular injection of corticosteroids during the previous 3 months, intra-articular injection of other drugs, such as hyaluronic acid over the previous 1 year. * Contraindications for intra-articular injection, such as thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, articular infection of knee, impairment of immunity.
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Locations
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Cappagh National Orthopaedic Hospital
RECRUITINGDublin, Dublin, D11 EV29, Ireland
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