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Clinical study on the safety and efficacy of umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (UCB-MNCs) in the treatment of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (KOA)

Clinical study on the safety and efficacy of umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells (UCB-MNCs) in the treatment of mild to moderate knee osteoarthritis (KOA)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500099824
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-03-31
Start date
2025-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a degenerative disease of knee cartilage caused by a variety of factors and secondary bone hyperplasia. The main clinical manifestations are knee pain, limited activity and deformity, etc. Some patients are accompanied by joint swelling and stiffness, which seriously affects their quality of life.

Interventions

Treatment group:Umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells were injected into the articular cavity
Control group:Hyaluronic acid was injected into the joint cavity

Sponsors

Shandong Provincial Third Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
45 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) 45-60 years old,with genders unlimited; 2) Diagnosed with primary knee osteoarthritis according to American College of Rheumatology criteria; 3) Patients with mild to moderate KOA (Kellgren-Lawrence grade III and below); 4) No knee surgery was performed in the first 6 months; 5) The blood sugar of patients with diabetes should be effectively controlled; 6)Understanding the research protocol and voluntarily signing the informed consent form;

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) People with known or suspected allergic history, serious adverse reaction or allergic constitution to the cells used in the study; 2) Infectious arthritis or skin disease around the knee; 3) The knee has received drug injection treatment within 2 months; 4) Serious effusion of knee joint; 5) suffering from tumor disease; 6) Severe heart and lung dysfunction or abnormal liver and kidney function; 7) HBV, HCV, HIV and other active infections; 8) Participating in or currently participating in other clinical trials within one month before enrollment; 9) Patients deemed unsuitable for inclusion by the investigators.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Scale (VAS) Status;Western Ontario and Manchester University Osteoarthritis Index Visualization Scale (WOMAC)Status;Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score Status;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cytokine content in joint fluid Status;Joint fluid/plasma proteomics Status;Adverse event rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHao wei

Shandong Provincial Third Hospital

ehaw@163.com+86 130 1258 0566

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026