Knee Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: a history of chronic (at least 1 months) pain or swelling of the knee and imaging findings of degenerative changes of the knee joint (Kellgren Lawrence score of I to III on X-ray evaluation or MRI findings of degenerative changes in patients without X-ray evidence of OA.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: systemic disorders such as diabetes, rheumatoid arthritis, hematological diseases (coagulopathy), severe cardiovascular diseases, infections, immunodepression, treatment with anticoagulants or antiaggregants, use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in the five days before blood harvesting, hemoglobin value <11g/dl and platelet count <110,000/mmc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (Western Ontario and McMaster university Osteoarthritis Index, WOMAC;Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Countries
China