Gold Against Pains From Osteoarthrosis in the Knee

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark

Status and phase: Withdrawn; Phase 2

Conditions: Arthritis

Treatments: Device: gold berlocks

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00378339

ON-04-015-MBL

Details and patient eligibility

About

Gold implantation around arthritic joints is a very popular treatment - but the effect has never been controlled.

Full description

Randomization between

1. Gold (4 x 3 berlocks, injected under local anesthesia) and
2. Sham operation - only local anesthesia Functional and pain measures reported through the next 6 months.

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Arthrosis in knee joint

Exclusion criteria

Need for NSAID

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind