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Reparation of Cartilage Injuries in the Human Knee by Implantation of Fresh Human Allogenic Chondrocytes
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by University Hospital, Ghent, June 2008
Sponsors and Collaborators: University Hospital, Ghent
University Ghent
Information provided by: University Hospital, Ghent
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00263432
  Purpose

Implantation of fresh human allogenic chondrocytes in human knee cartilage injuries to obtain a repair and prevention of secondary osteoarthritis


Condition Intervention
Cartilage Injuries in the Human Knee
Procedure: Human allogenic chondrocytes

U.S. FDA Resources
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Treatment, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Uncontrolled, Single Group Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Reparation of Cartilage Injuries in the Human Knee by Implantation of Fresh Human Allogenic Chondrocytes

Further study details as provided by University Hospital, Ghent:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Healing of the cartilage injuries [ Time Frame: After 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Estimated Enrollment: 10
Arms Assigned Interventions
1: Experimental
Implantation of fresh human allogenic chondrocytes
Procedure: Human allogenic chondrocytes
Implantation of fresh human allogenic chondrocytes in human knee cartilage injuries

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Important cartilage injury in the knee

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Important axis deviation
  • Inflammatory joint disorder
  • Severe obesity
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00263432

Contacts
Contact: Karl Fredrik Almqvist, MD, PhD fredrik.almqvist@UGent.be

Locations
Belgium
University Hospital Ghent Recruiting
Ghent, Belgium, 9000
Contact: Karl Fredrik Almqvist, MD, PhD         fredrik.almqvist@UGent.be    
Sponsors and Collaborators
University Hospital, Ghent
University Ghent
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Karl Fredrik Almqvist, MD, PhD University Hospital, Ghent
  More Information

Website of the University Hospital Ghent  This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Responsible Party: University Hospital Ghent ( Karl Fredrik Almqvist, MD, PhD )
Study ID Numbers: 2001/245
Study First Received: December 4, 2005
Last Updated: June 13, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00263432  
Health Authority: Belgium: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009