Gold Against Pains From Osteoarthrosis in the Knee

Clinical Effects From Implants of Gold Around the Arthrotic Knee Joint. A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Investigation.

Status

Withdrawn

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00378339

Enrollment

Registered

2006-09-20

Start date

2009-01-31

Completion date

2012-10-31

Last updated

2014-03-31

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

Conditions

Arthritis

Keywords

arthrosis, gold

Brief summary

Gold implantation around arthritic joints is a very popular treatment - but the effect has never been controlled.

Detailed description

Randomization between 1. Gold (4 x 3 berlocks, injected under local anesthesia) and 2. Sham operation - only local anesthesia Functional and pain measures reported through the next 6 months.

Interventions

DEVICEgold berlocks

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Arthrosis in knee joint

Exclusion criteria

Need for NSAID

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
WOMAC	—

Countries

Denmark

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026