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Not yet recruitingNCT05944627Updated Jul 14, 2023

Evaluate Safety and Explore Efficacy of FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. and Placebo in Knee Osteoarthritis, sponsored by Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd.. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 19 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-07-14.

Sponsored by Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd. · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Mar 2024, 2 years 7 months ago, but the record still lists the study as not yet recruiting.
Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
68
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
19 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

A Single, Dose Escalation, Optimal Dose Finding Phase I/IIa Clinical Trial to Evaluate Safety and Explore Efficacy of the Single Treatment of FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis

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Conditions studied

  • Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

  • FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj.
  • Knee Osteoarthritis Stem cell
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In context

Osteoarthritis, Knee

3,292 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis, Knee; 621 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 68 is close to the median of 68 across 2,714 interventional studies indexed under Osteoarthritis, Knee.

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Lead sponsor

Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd. is the lead sponsor of 19 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
19 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Adult men and women over 19 years of age
  2. Those with a (BMI) of less than 30 kg/m2 at screening
  3. Those classified as ICRS grade 3 or 4 according to the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS) rating system through MRI examination at the time of screening
  4. Those diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis according to the diagnosis criteria of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) at the time of screening
  5. Those diagnosed with Kellgren-Lawrence (K\&L) grade 2-3 knee osteoarthritis (OA) at the time of screening
  6. Those who do not have abnormalities in the results of physical examination, hematologic test, blood chemistry test, or urine test
  7. Those whose symptoms (pain, etc.) do not improve despite conservative therapy (drug therapy, physical therapy, etc.) for at least 12 weeks
  8. Those with a 100 mm Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score* for pain at the time of screening of 50 mm or more
  9. Those who have heard and fully understood the detailed description of this clinical trial and have voluntarily decided to participate and agreed in writing to comply with the precautions

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Those who have participated in at least one other clinical trial within 4 weeks before screening and received drugs (based on the last administration date), or received medical device treatment for clinical trials
  2. Those diagnosed with Kellgren-Lawrence (K\&L) grade 4 knee osteoarthritis (OA) at the time of screening
  3. At the time of screening, those with the results of the physical examination showing grade III (grade 0: none, grade I: 0\~5 mm, grade II: 5\~10 mm, grade III: >10 mm) or more ligament instability
  4. Patients with osteochondritis dissecans
  5. Those with reactions or allergies to components of the product, FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. (combination of (FURESTEM-OA Inj.)(solution 1) + (CAM Inj.)(solution 2))
  6. Those with the following confirmed medical history or surgical history / procedure history at the time of screening:

    • Patients with a history of procedure or surgery (including arthroscopy) on the target knee within 24 weeks prior to the baseline visit (Visit 2)
    • Patients who have undergone a knee joint replacement
  7. Those with any of the following diseases at the time of screening:

    • Those with active infectious disease (hepatitis A/B/C (including carriers) or infection that in the opinion of the investigator render those subjects as unfit to participate in this clinical trial. However, those who test positive by vaccination may participate.)
    • Those who have been determined by the investigator as having difficulty participating in this clinical trial due to a severe chronic disease (cardiovascular disease, metabolic disease, renal dysfunction, etc., excluding controlled hypertension)
    • Those with a skin disease or infection on the skin surface at the site where the investigational product is to be administered
    • Those with severe pain in other areas that may affect the determination of symptoms in the knee joint (e.g., patients with poly-articular joint pain with severe osteoarthritis symptoms in other areas (such as the hip joint))
    • Patients with other joint diseases, such as inflammatory joint diseases including rheumatoid arthritis, or infectious joint diseases such as septic arthritis, gout, recurrent pseudogout, joint fracture, acromegaly, Wilson's disease, primary osteochondrosis
    • Patients with secondary osteoarthritis due to systemic diseases such as ochronosis or hemochromatosis
    • Patients with genetic diseases such as hyperkinesia or collagen gene abnormalities
    • Patients with severe painful conditions such as Sudeck's atrophy, Paget's disease, or spinal disc herniation
  8. Those with any of the following drug administration/treatment history:

    • If herbal drugs (for osteoarthritis treatment), glucosamine, chondroitin, anti-inflammatory drugs, patches, and/or other external preparations were administered within 14 days prior to the baseline visit (Visit 2) (However, participation in the clinical trial may be allowed after a sufficient , and for glucosamine and chondroitin, participation in clinical trials is possible for health functional foods only if continuously administered from 4 weeks before screening)
    • Those who have been given drugs through intra-articular injection A. Patients who received hyaluronic acid (HA) in the target joint cavity within 12 weeks of screening B. Patients who received in the target joint cavity within 12 weeks of screening C. Patients who systemically used steroids within 4 weeks of screening (except for topical application and inhalation)
    • Those who have performed physical therapy or oriental medical treatment (acupuncture, swelling, moxibustion, etc.) by a specialist for the purpose of relieving pain within 14 days prior to the baseline visit (Visit 2)
    • Those who have been given an analgesic within 14 days before administration of the investigational product, or within a time period 5 times the half-life of the analgesic.
    • Those who have been given an drug (cyclosporin A or azathioprine) including antirheumatic drug (including methotrexate or antimetabolite) within 12 weeks prior to the baseline visit (Visit 2)
    • Those who have been given an anesthetic within 2 days prior to the baseline visit (Visit 2)
    • Those who have had gene therapy or cytotherapy for treatment of the knee joint
  9. Those who fall under the following laboratory test results at the time of screening:

    • Serum creatinine > 2.0 mg/dL renal dysfunction
    • or ALT test result is more than 2.5 times the
  10. Patients with a malignant tumor (However, in the following cases, participation in the clinical trial may be allowed.)

    • Those who have been diagnosed with complete remission at least 5 years after completion of treatment for the tumor
    • If at least 1 year has elapsed since complete resection of a basal cell carcinoma/squamous cell carcinoma, radical resection of papillary thyroid cancer, or successful treatment of cervical epithelial cancer
  11. Women and men of who are pregnant, nursing, or do not agree to perform appropriate

    *Hormonal contraception (cutaneous patch, injection, oral contraceptive, etc.), intrauterine devices (loop, intrauterine system containing hormone), sterilization procedure for oneself or spouse (or partner) (vasectomy, tubal ligation, etc.), double blocking (both male (condom) and female (contraceptive diaphragm, vaginal sponge or cervical cap) must use a contraceptive device), etc.

  12. Those with a history of alcohol and drug abuse within one year prior to screening
  13. For other reasons, those deemed inappropriate to participate in clinical trials according to the judgment of investigators
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(12)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

Hypersensitivity

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Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

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Washout period

A planned gap after a treatment, so that its effects can lessen before the study treatment or a study assessment. Ask the study team and the doctor who prescribed it before changing any medicine.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.

Immunosuppression

A weakened immune system. It can come from an illness, such as HIV or some blood cancers, or from medicines that turn the immune system down, for example after an organ transplant or for an autoimmune disease; steroids at higher doses count.

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ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

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Study design

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj.

    Subjects are slowly administered FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. once into the knee joint cavity contained in a disposable sterile syringe mixed with Solution 1 and Solution 2 depending on the dose group assigned at the baseline (Visit 2). The subjects are assigned sequentially to the following 3 dose groups in Phase 1 clinical trial, and in Phase 2a clinical trial, the subjects are randomized to 1-2 dose groups below MTD determined in Phase 1.

    Biological: FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj.

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Product name: Placebo of FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. (placebo administration in Phase 2a clinical trial)

    Biological: Placebo

Interventions

  • BiologicalFURESTEM-OA Kit Inj.

    FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj. is a combination medical product in which FURESTEM-OA Inj. (solution 1) is the primary mode of action and CAM Inj. (solution 2) acts as an auxiliary. The product is administered after mixing solution 1 and solution 2.

  • BiologicalPlacebo

    placebo administration in Phase 2a clinical trial

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of safety and tolerability of FURESTEM-OA Kit Inj.

    Maximum Tolerated Dose (MTD) identification based on Dose Limiting Toxicities (DLTs) evaluation Evaluation of adverse events

    Time frame: 4 weeks follow-up after treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. Changes in Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) score

    Time frame: week 1, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16, week 20 and week 24 after treatment

  2. Rate and amount of changes in the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC)

    Time frame: week 1, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16, week 20 and week 24 after treatment

  3. Changes in 100 mm VAS score

    Time frame: week 1, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16, week 20 and week 24 after treatment

  4. Changes in the International Knee Documentation Committee Scoring System (IKDC) score

    Time frame: week 1, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16, week 20 and week 24 after treatment

  5. Evaluation of K&L grade

    Time frame: week 24 after treatment

  6. Magnetic Resonance Observation of Cartilage Repair Tissue (MOCART) score

    Time frame: week 24 after treatment

  7. Whole-Organ Magnetic Resonance Imaging Score (WORMS) score

    Time frame: week 24 after treatment

  8. Rate and amount of changes in biomarker values

    Time frame: week 1, week 4, week 8, week 12, week 16, week 20 and week 24 after treatment

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Jul 2023; primary completion for Mar 2024, 8 months later.

Of 39 phase 1/2 interventional studies under Osteoarthritis, Knee, half reached primary completion within 25 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 47. This study's planned 8 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jul 6, 2023
First posted
Jul 13, 2023
StartEst.
Jul 6, 2023
Primary completionEst.
Mar 31, 2024
CompletionEst.
Feb 28, 2026
Last update
Jul 14, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 14, 2023, 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
NCT05944627
Lead sponsor
Kang Stem Biotech Co., Ltd.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 13, 2023
Start date
Jul 6, 2023 (estimated)
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Feb 28, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 14, 2023

Study contacts

Insun Baek
Contact
isbaek@kangstem.com
02-888-1590
Hyeseung Jeon
Contact
hsjeon@kangstem.com
02-888-1590
Kyoung-Ho Yoon, professor (CI)
principal investigator · Kyung Hee University Hospital
Sang Hak Lee, professor
principal investigator · Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital

Oversight

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