Skip to content

Comparison Between Injection of SilkLife Hydrogel Encapsulating Platelet-Rich Plasma and Pure Platelet-Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Pilot Study

Comparison Between Injection of SilkLife Hydrogel Encapsulating Platelet-Rich Plasma and Pure Platelet-Rich Plasma in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Pilot Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20250724002
Enrollment
30
Registered
2025-07-24
Start date
2025-08-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Patients with knee osteoarthritis aged between 40-80 years with knee osteoarthritis. Osteoarthritis, Platelet-Rich Plasma, Silk Fibroin, Tissue Regeneration, Controlled Drug Release

Interventions

Patients are scheduled for knee joint injection within 7-28 days after screening. The preparation of the investigational products and the knee joint injection takes approximately 35 minutes. The proce
s knee joint by Principial investigator using a 1% lidocaine without adrenaline to anesthetize the skin around the suprapatellar pouch. A 21-gauge needle is used to inject into the anesthetized area w
Experimental Drug,Placebo Comparator Biological/Vaccine
PRP Injection Alone,PRP Injection Alone

Sponsors

ENGINELIFE CO., LTD.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
40 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with one-leg standing of knee osteoarthritis based on the American College of Rheumatology criteria, classified as Grade II or III according to the Kellgren and Lawrence (KL) classification of knee osteoarthritis from the weight bearing knee antero-posterior (AP) radiograph, 2. Patients experiencing osteoarthritis symptoms in only one knee, 3) Patients with a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score higher than 4 in the past month, 4)Patients aged between 40-80 years, 5. Patients must fully understand the details of the research project.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with history thrombocytopenia (Platelet count less than 150000 per microliter) or history of abnormal blood coagulation (activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) more than 40 second or the international normalized ratio (INR) more than 1.2), 2. Patients taking medications that affect platelet function, such as aspirin, 3. Patients with active infections, 4. Patients with anemia. (Hemoglobin value of less than 12.0 gm per dl.), 5. Patients who cannot communicate or have cognitive impairments, 6. Patients who have received knee injections within 6 months before the start of the study, 7. Patients with osteoarthritis due to inflammatory joint disease, 8. Patients with a history of protein allergy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional score at 4, 12, 26 weeks after end of the intervention WOMAC,Functional score at 4, 12, 26 weeks after end of the intervention Lysholm Tegner Knee Scale,Functional score at 4, 12, 26 weeks after end of the intervention SF-12 ,Functional score at 4, 12, 26 weeks after end of the intervention Visual Analog Scale

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Functional score at 4, 12, 26 weeks after end of the intervention range of motion.,adverse events and reactions after recieved the intervention adverse events and reactions

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactThun Itthipanichpong

Faculty of Medicine at Chulalongkorn University

Thun.I@chula.ac.th0819181124

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026