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Study to assess the safety of treatment of articular cartilage lesions with CartiLife®.

A multi-center, Open-label, Phase I trial to assess the safety for treatment of autologous chondrocytes implantation with CartiLife for patients with chondral defects in the knee

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0000560
Enrollment
6
Registered
2012-10-15
Start date
2012-07-17
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Drug, Procedure/Surgery : Biological: CartiLife® Procedure: CartiLife® is pellets (1.0 to 1.5 mm in diameter) in suspension, developed from autologous chondrocytes. The pellets are implanted the volu

Sponsors

MCTT
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Adult males and females aged over 19 2) Defect size: 2 to 10 ? on the unilateral knee cartilage (up to 4 ? in volume) 3) Defect: isolated ICRS grade III or IV single defect chondral lesion on articular cartilage 4) The joint space is maintained over 50% relative to baseline 5) Patients with self-reliant behavior 6) Patients understand strict rehabilitation protocol and follow-up program and are willing to follow it. 7) Subjects who consented to the clinical trial or on whose behalf a person with parental rights consented to the clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with inflammatory articular diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis or gouty arthritis 2) Patients with arthritis associated with autoimmune diseases 3) Patients hypersensitive to bovine protein 4) Patients with Haemophilia or markedly reduced immune function 5) Patients hypersensitive to antibiotics like gentamicin 6) Patients with arterial bleeding and severe venous bleeding 7) Patients with other diseases including tumors except for cartilaginous defects of joints 8) Patients with a history of radiation treatment and chemotherapy within the past two years 9) Patients who are pregnant, nursing a baby or likely to get pregnant 10) Patients who participate in concurrent clinical trials or previous clinical trials within 30 days of administration 11) The other cases of patients which doctors determine not participate in the trial

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Safety (Vital signs, Physical examnination, Laboratory test, Immunoassay);Adverse event;Efficacy (IKDC, X-ray)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety (Vital signs, Physical examnination)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSang Lee

Seoul National University Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

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