Surgery Versus No Surgery for Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee

This study has been completed.

First Received: November 20, 2007 Last Updated: November 21, 2007 History of Changes

Sponsors and Collaborators:	Robarts Research Institute CIHR University of Western Ontario, Canada
Information provided by:	Robarts Research Institute
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00562822

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to discover whether arthroscopic surgery is helpful in controlling the symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Osteoarthritis of the Knee	Procedure: Arthroscopic surgery	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Treatment, Randomized, Single Blind, Parallel Assignment
Official Title:	Arthroscopic vs. Non-Surgical Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis Surgery

Further study details as provided by Robarts Research Institute:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Function, pain and quality of life based on the WOMAC scores [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Surgery: Active Comparator Surgery	Procedure: Arthroscopic surgery Arthroscopic surgery to treat unresolved symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Idiopathic or secondary osteoarthritis of the knee with Grade II to IV radiographic severity as defined by the modified Kellgren and Lawrence classification

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with inflammatory or post-infectious arthritis
Those who had undergone previous arthroscopic treatment for knee osteoarthritis
Those with isolate Grade III to IV medical compartment osteoarthritis with greater than 5 degrees of varus deformity.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00562822

Locations

Canada, Ontario
London Health Sciences Centre - University Hospital
London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5A5

Sponsors and Collaborators

Robarts Research Institute

CIHR

University of Western Ontario, Canada

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Peter J Fowler, MD	University of Western Ontario, Canada
Study Chair:	Brian G Feagan, MD	Robarts Research Institute

More Information

Publications:

Study ID Numbers:	mrc123456, MCT-15227
Study First Received:	November 20, 2007
Last Updated:	November 21, 2007
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00562822 History of Changes
Health Authority:	Canada: Health Canada

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Osteoarthritis, Knee
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Osteoarthritis

Joint Diseases
Arthritis
Rheumatic Diseases

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 10, 2009