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Regenexx™ SD Versus Exercise Therapy for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Historical Comparison to TKA

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Regenexx™ SD Versus Exercise Therapy for Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis With Historical Comparison to Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02034032
Enrollment
48
Registered
2014-01-13
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2018-12-31
Last updated
2019-01-04

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Knee, Arthritis, TKA, Total Knee Arthroplasty

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of Regenexx SD compared to Exercise Therapy at three months. Historical comparison will be made to Total Knee Arthroplasty for treatment of knee osteoarthritis at 1 and 2 years.

Detailed description

The study is single center, prospective, randomized, controlled trial to include 50 subjects, 25 treated with Regenexx SD and 25 treated with Exercise Therapy for treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Subjects will be enrolled within 60 days prior to Regenexx-SD injection or initiation of Exercise Therapy and take part in follow-up visits for two years following treatment. A preoperative visit will occur at the time of enrollment; follow-up visits will occur at the clinical site at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post injection. Subjects in the control, exercise therapy arm, will have the opportunity to cross-over to the study treatment arm at or after the 3 month visit and then continue to be followed through 24 months. Subjects will complete the study following the 2 year follow-up visit. They will be withdrawn from the study prematurely if a revision occurs. The study subjects will be compared to a historical total knee arthroplasty group. Data of the TKA group subjects will be reviewed retrospectively after it is retrieved from the clinical database. The TKA group will consist of patients who underwent TKA for knee osteoarthritis. The inclusion criteria of age and BMI will be applied to these subjects.

Interventions

PROCEDURERegenexx SD

stem cell treatment

BEHAVIORALExercise Therapy

exercise therapy control

Sponsors

Regenexx, LLC
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Voluntary signature of the IRB approved Informed Consent 2. Ages 18 to 70 3. Diagnosis of Knee osteoarthritis 4. Kellgren-Lawrence Grade 2 or 3 on X-Ray 5. BMI of \<30 6. Minimum flexion to 110 degrees 7. Varus under 12 degrees/Valgus under 15 degrees 8. Instability in any plane less than 2 mm translation 9. ACL intact and no history of ACL reconstruction 10. Knee Society 100 point score \> 65 11. If bilateral arthritis, subject must be able and willing to delay treatment of the second side for at least 6 months 12. Candidate is able to follow Regenexx medication guidelines 13. Patient agrees to return for periodic assessment protocol 14. Patient must execute all required documents 15. Patient must be appraised of Clinical Trial

Exclusion criteria

1. History of infection of the joint in the last five years 2. Intra-articular PRP, steroid or viscosupplementation in the last three months 3. Previous knee surgery within the last 6 months 4. Flexion contracture over 15 degrees 5. Low back pain with radiculopathy or with significant radiographic changes 6. History of immunosuppressive or chemotherapy in the last five years 7. Systemic neurological disease 8. HIV positive or chronic hepatitis 9. Any significant co-morbidity that in the opinion of the investigator should exclude the subject from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Knee Society Scores3 monthsMean difference of Knee Society Scores for assessment and function between the treatment groups measured at 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
KSS means difference between Regenexx SD and historical TKA data1 yearThe KSS means difference between Regenexx SD and historical TKA data measured at 1 year

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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