Trial | NCT04111718  Report issue

Official Title

The Impact of Procedural Awareness of Knee Injections for Osteoarthritis on Patient Perceptions of Effectiveness

  • Phase

    Phase 4

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Unknown status

  • Study Participants

    158
The purpose of this study is to determine whether outcomes for patients receiving intra-articular platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections for knee osteoarthritis are influenced by observation of the preparatory steps to the procedure. The viewing of the steps involved in the administration of PRP may increase the effectiveness of the treatment in comparison to patients who have not observed the preparatory steps.
Study Started
Oct 01
2019
Primary Completion
Apr 30
2022
Anticipated
Study Completion
Apr 30
2022
Anticipated
Last Update
Jan 14
2021

Biological Platelet-rich plasma (PRP)

Autologous platelet-rich plasma which will be derived from blood drawn from the patient.

Behavioral Viewing of preparation

The patient will receive a description of the preparation process and will view the preparation in the centrifuge.

Viewing of preparation Experimental

The patient will be in the room for the preparation of the PRP and will receive a description of the centrifuge process from the physician administering the injection.

Blinded to preparation Sham Comparator

The patient will leave the room after their blood is drawn and will not view the preparation of the PRP, and will also not receive a description of the centrifuge process.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Adult men or women ages 50-80 years
Diagnosis of symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee based on clinical and radiographic criteria
Provision of informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with inflammatory osteoarthritis
Open wounds or sores over the knee joint
Patients that will likely have problems, in the judgement of the investigators, with maintaining follow-up
No Results Posted