The study is a multicentered, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study conducted on the unilateral knee of 120 patients. The study compares the effectiveness of an injection of a mesenchymal stem cell preparation from autologous bone marrow aspirate (BMA) to a corticosteroid control for knee osteoarthritis. WOMAC, VAS pain scores, and MRI will be used for assessment. The study will be conducted at 3 sites in the United States.
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in the knee that affects millions of adults throughout the world and is the leading cause of disability. It is a degenerative type of arthritis that occurs most often in patients, as the cartilage in the knee joint gradually wears away. As the cartilage wears away, it becomes frayed and rough, and the protective space between the bones decreases. This can result in bone rubbing on bone and produce painful bone spurs. The patient experiences pain that worsens over time. Although current surgical therapeutic procedures to cartilage repair are clinically useful, they cannot restore a normal articular surface, and in many cases, resulted in the growth of inferior quality fibrocartilage. Therefore, techniques and practices have been developed to collect minimally manipulated bone marrow aspirate (BMA), that contains Bone Marrow Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (BMDMSCs) and other endogenous acellular components, from knee OA patients for autologous transplantation in the treatment of their knee OA. Participants will be randomized to study arms to receive a BMA injection to the intra-articular knee, subchondral knee, both intra-articular and subchondral knee, or to receive a corticosteroid injection to the knee. A corticosteroid injection is currently the standard of care for osteoarthritis patients having knee pain. All participants will undergo a procedure. Participants will be blinded as to whether they receive a BMA injection or a corticosteroid injection.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
120
Autologous bone marrow aspirate (BMA) is an orthobiologic injection used in knee osteoarthritis therapy. Bone marrow aspirate is harvested from the posterior superior iliac crest (PSIS) of the spine using the Marrow Cellutions kit. BMA will be injected into the knee using ultrasound guidance.
The corticosteroid is prepared in a 10 ml syringe by combining 1-2 mL Kenalog \[40 mg/dL\], 6-8 mL sterile normal saline, 3-4 mL Ropivicaine 1%.
The Marrow Cellutions kit is an FDA approved device for harvesting bone marrow aspirate.
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Change from Baseline Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) at 3 months
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The test questions are scored on a scale of 0-4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. A sum of the scores for all three subscales gives a total WOMAC score. Higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this parameter is ≥ 10.
Time frame: 3 months
Change from Baseline Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) at 6 months
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The test questions are scored on a scale of 0-4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. A sum of the scores for all three subscales gives a total WOMAC score. Higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this parameter is ≥ 10.
Time frame: 6 months
Change from Baseline Western Ontario McMaster University Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) at 12 months
The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index is a widely used, proprietary set of standardized questionnaires used by health professionals to evaluate the condition of patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip, including pain, stiffness, and physical functioning of the joints. The test questions are scored on a scale of 0-4, which correspond to: None (0), Mild (1), Moderate (2), Severe (3), and Extreme (4). The scores for each subscale are summed up, with a possible score range of 0-20 for Pain, 0-8 for Stiffness, and 0-68 for Physical Function. A sum of the scores for all three subscales gives a total WOMAC score. Higher scores on the WOMAC indicate worse pain, stiffness, and functional limitations. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this parameter is ≥ 10.
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Time frame: 12 months
Change from Baseline Visual Analog Score (VAS) at 3 months
The pain VAS is a unidimensional scale of pain that is widely used and well validated in diverse groups of adult patients. The horizontal scale will be anchored by "no pain" (0) with "worst imaginable pain" (10) being at the opposite extreme. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this measure is VAS ≥ 2
Time frame: 3 months
Change from Baseline Visual Analog Score (VAS) at 6 months
The pain VAS is a unidimensional scale of pain that is widely used and well validated in diverse groups of adult patients. The horizontal scale will be anchored by "no pain" (0) with "worst imaginable pain" (10) being at the opposite extreme. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this measure is VAS ≥ 2
Time frame: 6 months
Change from Baseline Visual Analog Score (VAS) at 12 months
The pain VAS is a unidimensional scale of pain that is widely used and well validated in diverse groups of adult patients. The horizontal scale will be anchored by "no pain" (0) with "worst imaginable pain" (10) being at the opposite extreme. The minimum clinically important difference (MCID) for this measure is VAS ≥ 2
Time frame: 12 months
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Evaluation
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body in both health and disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, radio waves, and field gradients to generate images of the inside of the body.
Time frame: Baseline and 12 months
Change from baseline measure of Fall Risk Functional Testing at 3 months
Fall Risk Functional Testing
Time frame: 3 months
Change from baseline measure of Fall Risk Functional Testing at 6 months
Fall Risk Functional Testing
Time frame: 6 months
Change from baseline measure of Fall Risk Functional Testing at 12 months
Fall Risk Functional Testing
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline measure of Frailty Functional Testing at 3 months
Frailty Functional Testing
Time frame: 3 months
Change from baseline measure of Frailty Functional Testing at 6 months
Frailty Functional Testing
Time frame: 6 months
Change from baseline measure of Frailty Functional Testing at 12 months
Frailty Functional Testing
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline measure of Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing at 3 months.
Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing
Time frame: 3 months
Change from baseline measure of Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing at 6 months.
Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing
Time frame: 6 months
Change from baseline measure of Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing at 12 months.
Joint Specific Range of Motion Functional Testing
Time frame: 12 months
Change from baseline measure of Obesity Functional Testing at 3 months
Obesity Functional Testing
Time frame: 3 months
Change from baseline measure of Obesity Functional Testing at 6 months
Obesity Functional Testing
Time frame: 6 months
Change from baseline measure of Obesity Functional Testing at 12 months
Obesity Functional Testing
Time frame: 12 months