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Effectiveness of Autologous Adipose-derived Stem Cells in the Treatment of Knee Cartilage Injury

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel and Sodium Hyaluronate in Knee Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Degeneration, sponsored by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-09-16.

Sponsored by Qilu Hospital of Shandong University · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Sep 2020), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 7 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2018, registered May 2019).
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This study was aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel combine with High tibial osteotomy therapy in the treatment of cartilage damage in the knee. Investigator believe that this method will enable patients to recover better knee function and more repair of knee cartilage.

Read the detailed description

The patients who will underwent high tibial osteotomy were randomly divided into the experimental group and the control group. Abdominal fat extraction before operation in experimental group to prepare Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel, while the control group only underwent high tibial osteotomy. One month after operation, the experimental group was injected with Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel into the joint cavity, and the control group was injected with sodium hyaluronate in the joint cavity. Two groups of patients were followed up.

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Conditions studied

  • Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Cartilage Degeneration

Keywords

  • Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Stem Cell
  • Cartilage repair
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In context

Osteoarthritis

4,398 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis; 582 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 70 across 3,440 interventional studies indexed under Osteoarthritis.

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Lead sponsor

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University is the lead sponsor of 299 studies on the registry; 181 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Aged 18-65 years, male and female, patient can tolerate surgery;
  • Clinical diagnosis of degenerative arthritis by Radiographic Criteria;
  • Obviously extra-articular malformation;
  • Good contralateral interventricular cartilage;
  • Course of disease ≥ six months;
  • There was no obvious abnormality in tumor marker detection,or patient was evaluated has not at the risk of cancer;
  • Subjects who understand and sign the consent form for this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Acute joint injury;
  • Patients with severe primary diseases, such as cardiovascular,cerebrovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, and psychosis;
  • Cancer patients;
  • Women who are pregnant or breast feeding,or allergic constitution patient;
  • Positive serology for HIV-1 or HIV-2, Hepatitis B (HBsAg, Anti-Hepatitis C virus -Ab), Hepatitis C (Anti-hepatitis C virus -Ab) and syphilis;
  • Receive other open surgery related to knee operation within 6 months;
  • Participation in another clinical trial;
  • Failing to comply with the inclusion criteria, unwilling to comply with the research approach, or incomplete data affecting the curative effect or safety judgment.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel

    The experimental group received intra-articular injection of Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel one month after operation.

    Other: Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel · Procedure: Extraction of abdominal fat

  • Placebo comparator
    sodium hyaluronate

    The control group received intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate one month after operation.

    Drug: Sodium Hyaluronate

Interventions

  • OtherAutologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel

    The experimental group received intra-articular injection of Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel one month after operation.

  • DrugSodium Hyaluronate

    The control group received intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluronate one month after operation.

    Also known as: hyaluronic acid

  • ProcedureExtraction of abdominal fat

    In the experimental group, abdominal fat was extracted before operation to prepare Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cell Gel.

    Also known as: Fat extraction

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 1 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 1 month

  2. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 3 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 3 month

  3. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 6 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 6 month

  4. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 12 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 12 month

  5. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 24 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 24 month

  6. Hospital for special surgery knee score postoperative 36 month

    Hospital for special surgery knee score is a knee function scoring system with a full score of 100. 0 means the loss of knee function, 100 means the best knee function, and the greater the value, the better knee function.

    Time frame: postoperative 36 month

  7. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative Day 1

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative Day 1

  8. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative Day 2

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative Day 2

  9. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative Day 3

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative Day 3

  10. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative Day 7

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative Day 7

  11. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 1 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 1 month

  12. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 3 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 3 month

  13. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 6 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 6 month

  14. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 12 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 12 month

  15. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative Day One

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative Day One

  16. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 24 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 24month

  17. Visual Analogue Scale Postoperative 36 month

    Draw a 10 cm horizontal line on the paper. One end of the line is 0, indicating no pain; the other end is 10, indicating severe pain; and the middle part indicates varying degrees of pain. The patient selects a point from the horizontal line and the length from 0 to this point is the Visual Analogue Scale score.

    Time frame: Postoperative 36 month

  18. Evaluation of cartilage repair under MRI postoperative 12 month

    Recht criterion was used for grading articular cartilage injury of knee joint, including 0-IV grade, in which: 0 grade, normal articular cartilage, no obvious abnormal signal was found; 1 grade, the layered structure of cartilage disappeared, and there were focal low signal areas, but the surface was smooth; 2 grade, the surface of cartilage was irregular, the depth of cartilage injury was less than 50% cartilage thickness; 3 grade, the surface of cartilage was heavy. The degree of injury is irregular, the depth of injury is more than 50% of the thickness of cartilage or through the whole layer, but the surface of cartilage is not completely exfoliated; Grade IV, full-thickness cartilage defect, articular cartilage injury deep to the cortex, subchondral bone exposed.

    Time frame: Postoperative 12 month

  19. Evaluation of cartilage repair under MRI postoperative 24 month

    Recht criterion was used for grading articular cartilage injury of knee joint, including 0-IV grade, in which: 0 grade, normal articular cartilage, no obvious abnormal signal was found; 1 grade, the layered structure of cartilage disappeared, and there were focal low signal areas, but the surface was smooth; 2 grade, the surface of cartilage was irregular, the depth of cartilage injury was less than 50% cartilage thickness; 3 grade, the surface of cartilage was heavy. The degree of injury is irregular, the depth of injury is more than 50% of the thickness of cartilage or through the whole layer, but the surface of cartilage is not completely exfoliated; Grade IV, full-thickness cartilage defect, articular cartilage injury deep to the cortex, subchondral bone exposed.

    Time frame: Postoperative 24 month

  20. Evaluation of cartilage repair under MRI postoperative 36 month

    Recht criterion was used for grading articular cartilage injury of knee joint, including 0-IV grade, in which: 0 grade, normal articular cartilage, no obvious abnormal signal was found; 1 grade, the layered structure of cartilage disappeared, and there were focal low signal areas, but the surface was smooth; 2 grade, the surface of cartilage was irregular, the depth of cartilage injury was less than 50% cartilage thickness; 3 grade, the surface of cartilage was heavy. The degree of injury is irregular, the depth of injury is more than 50% of the thickness of cartilage or through the whole layer, but the surface of cartilage is not completely exfoliated; Grade IV, full-thickness cartilage defect, articular cartilage injury deep to the cortex, subchondral bone exposed.

    Time frame: Postoperative 36 month

  21. Degree of meniscus injury under MRI postoperative 12 month

    Stoller's criteria were used in the classification of meniscal injuries, including 0-3 grades, in which: 0 grade, the shape of meniscus was regular, complete and even low signal; 1 grade, focal ellipse or circular high signal appeared in the meniscus, which did not extend to the articular surface and margin of the meniscus; 2 grade, the meniscus showed horizontal linear high signal extending to the articular margin of the meniscus. But it did not exceed the articular surface; in grade III, the shape of meniscus was irregular and incomplete. Irregular or linear high signal appeared in the meniscus and extended to the articular surface of meniscus. The grade I and II symptoms of meniscus injury were mild, suggesting meniscus degeneration, and grade III suggesting meniscus tear.

    Time frame: postoperative 12 month

  22. Degree of meniscus injury under MRI postoperative 24 month

    Stoller's criteria were used in the classification of meniscal injuries, including 0-3 grades, in which: 0 grade, the shape of meniscus was regular, complete and even low signal; 1 grade, focal ellipse or circular high signal appeared in the meniscus, which did not extend to the articular surface and margin of the meniscus; 2 grade, the meniscus showed horizontal linear high signal extending to the articular margin of the meniscus. But it did not exceed the articular surface; in grade III, the shape of meniscus was irregular and incomplete. Irregular or linear high signal appeared in the meniscus and extended to the articular surface of meniscus. The grade I and II symptoms of meniscus injury were mild, suggesting meniscus degeneration, and grade III suggesting meniscus tear.

    Time frame: postoperative 24 month

  23. Degree of meniscus injury under MRI postoperative 36 month

    Stoller's criteria were used in the classification of meniscal injuries, including 0-3 grades, in which: 0 grade, the shape of meniscus was regular, complete and even low signal; 1 grade, focal ellipse or circular high signal appeared in the meniscus, which did not extend to the articular surface and margin of the meniscus; 2 grade, the meniscus showed horizontal linear high signal extending to the articular margin of the meniscus. But it did not exceed the articular surface; in grade III, the shape of meniscus was irregular and incomplete. Irregular or linear high signal appeared in the meniscus and extended to the articular surface of meniscus. The grade I and II symptoms of meniscus injury were mild, suggesting meniscus degeneration, and grade III suggesting meniscus tear.

    Time frame: postoperative 36 month

  24. Evaluation of cartilage repair under arthroscope postoperative 12 month

    The arthroscopic classification of knee joint cartilage injury refers to the classification criteria formulated by the International Association of Cartilage Repair, which includes 0-IV grades, of which: 0 grade is normal articular cartilage; 1 grade is the surface injury of cartilage with soft edema on the surface, with only small cracks and intact structure; 2 grade is partial cartilage injury, which extends downward from the surface, but the depth of injury is less than 50% cartilage thickness. Grade III, deep articular injury, injury depth \> 50% cartilage thickness or through the whole layer; Grade IV, deep articular cartilage injury to the bone cortex, full-thickness cartilage defect, subchondral bone exposure.

    Time frame: postoperative 12 month

  25. Degree of meniscus injury under arthroscope postoperative 12 month

    The degree of meniscus injury under arthroscopy was classified into three grades, including normal, degenerative and tear.

    Time frame: postoperative 12 month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 1 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 1 month

  2. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 3 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 3 month

  3. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 6 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 6 month

  4. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 12 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 12 month

  5. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 24 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 24 month

  6. Squatting to Standing Time postoperative 36 month

    The patient squatted on the floor and then stood up completely for five consecutive times, recording the time required.

    Time frame: postoperative 36 month

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Qilu hospital of Shandong University
    Jinan, Shandong 250012, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Yu D, Xu J, Liu F, Wang X, Mao Y, Zhu Z. Subchondral bone changes and the impacts on joint pain and articular cartilage degeneration in osteoarthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2016 Sep-Oct;34(5):929-934. Epub 2016 Aug 31. PubMed 27606839 ↗
  • Wilusz RE, Sanchez-Adams J, Guilak F. The structure and function of the pericellular matrix of articular cartilage. Matrix Biol. 2014 Oct;39:25-32. doi: 10.1016/j.matbio.2014.08.009. Epub 2014 Aug 27. PubMed 25172825 ↗
  • Baer PC, Geiger H. Adipose-derived mesenchymal stromal/stem cells: tissue localization, characterization, and heterogeneity. Stem Cells Int. 2012;2012:812693. doi: 10.1155/2012/812693. Epub 2012 Apr 12. PubMed 22577397 ↗
  • Chareancholvanich K, Pornrattanamaneewong C, Narkbunnam R. Increased cartilage volume after injection of hyaluronic acid in osteoarthritis knee patients who underwent high tibial osteotomy. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2014 Jun;22(6):1415-23. doi: 10.1007/s00167-013-2735-1. Epub 2013 Oct 27. PubMed 24162762 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No — The acquisition of individual participant data needs the consent of Peilai Liu, the person in charge.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 16, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03955497
Lead sponsor
Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 20, 2019
Start date
Oct 1, 2018
Primary completion
Oct 1, 2022 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2022 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 16, 2020

Study contacts

Songlin Li, MD
Contact
bysonglin@126.com
0531-82166541
Heran Ma, Ph.D
Contact
2523129824@qq.com
+86 17364590020
Peilai Liu, MD
study chair · Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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