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RecruitingNCT06994546Updated May 29, 2025

ArtiBest for Knee Osteoarthritis

An interventional study of ArtiBest ® Intra articular Injection in Knee Osteoarthristis, sponsored by Maxigen Biotech Inc.. Recruiting at 1 site in Taiwan. Open to participants aged 35 Years to 85 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-05-29.

Sponsored by Maxigen Biotech Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Nov 2025, 10 months ago, but the record still lists the study as recruiting.
  • Started Mar 2025; still recruiting 1 year 6 months later.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
35 Years to 85 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the real-world effectiveness and safety of ArtiBest in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. The main questions it aims to answer are:

  1. The change from baseline The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score at 26 weeks post injection.
  2. The change from baseline VAS resting pain score at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.
  3. The change from baseline The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score at 12 weeks post injection.
  4. The change from baseline Patient's Global Assessment PGA) using VAS scoring at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.
  5. The OMERACT OARSI responder rate at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.
  6. The VAS satisfaction score at 12 and 26 weeks post injection
  7. The incidence of Adverse events reported during the study period.

Participants will undergo a single injection of ArtiBest at treatment visit, and three follow up visits at week 4 , 12 , and 26.

Read the detailed description

This single center, single arm, open label, interventional study aims to assess the effectiveness and the safety profiles of ArtiBest ® Intra articular Injection(MAXIGEN BIOTECH INC., Taiwan). It plans to enroll approximately 60 eligible patients to receive a 3 ml single pre-filled syringe per knee joint at the treatment visit. Each syringe contains 20 mg/mL sodium hyaluronate. Follow-up visits will be at 4 weeks(a telephone contact by the investigator), 12 weeks and 26 weeks after the injections. All endpoints are planning to evaluate the change between baseline(pre-treatment) and 12 and 26 weeks post-injection. The OMERACT-OARSI responder rate will also be calculated. And the exploratory endpoints will evaluate the change in the range of motion (ROM) at 12 and 26 weeks post-injection. Additionally, the Kellgren-Lawrence grade (KL grade) at baseline and 26 weeks, as well as the target joint space at baseline and 26weeks, will also be analyzed. In general, the change from the baseline of continuous data will be performed by paired t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test. The statistical analysis for primary endpoint will be one-sided under a significance level of 0.025. Unless otherwise specified, other statistical analysis will be two-sided under a significance level of 0.05.

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Conditions studied

  • Knee Osteoarthristis

Keywords

  • hyaluronic acid
  • intra articular injection
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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 60 is below the median of 70 across 3,440 interventional studies indexed under Osteoarthritis.

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Lead sponsor

Maxigen Biotech Inc. is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

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

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
35 Years to 85 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age from 35 to 85 years.
  • Subject with x ray imaging evidence of knee OA as Kellgren Lawrence grade = 2 or 3 within 1 month at screening.
  • Subject diagnosed with mild to moderate knee OA, particularly in patients who failed to respond adequately to conservative nonpharmacologic therapies or analgesics.
  • Subject with a 100 mm VAS resting pain score ≥ 30 mm in the studied knee at both the screening and treatment visit (screening visit and treatment visit can be on the same day)
  • Able and willing to comply with all study visits and procedures.
  • Willin g and capable of providing written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects with known hypersensitivity to hyaluronate.
  • Subjects with infections or skin diseases in the area of the injection site.
  • Pregnancy or breast feeding woman.
  • Joining other interventional trial s within 3 months prior to injecting this study product
  • Subject receive an intra articular (IA) injection of Hyaluronic Acid (HA) and/or steroid in target knee within 6 months prior to the trial
  • Subjects with rheumatoid arthritis
  • Any surgery to the target knee within the 12 months prior to the trial, or surgery to the contralateral knee or other weight bearing joint if it will interfere with knee assessments
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AB

    Device: ArtiBest ® Intra articular Injection

Interventions

  • DeviceArtiBest ® Intra articular Injection

    single intra articular injection of 3 ml (one syringe) per knee joint. Each syringe contains 20 mg/mL sodium hyaluronate.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The change of The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score

    The change from baseline The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score at 26 weeks post injection.

    Time frame: Week 0 and 26 weeks post injection

Secondary outcomes

  1. The change of VAS resting pain score

    The change from baseline VAS resting pain score at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.

    Time frame: Week 0, 12 and 26 weeks post injection

  2. The change of The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score

    The change from baseline The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) pain score at 12 weeks post injection.

    Time frame: Week 0, 12 weeks post injection

  3. The change of Patient's Global Assessment (PGA)

    The change from baseline Patient's Global Assessment (PGA) using VAS scoring at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.

    Time frame: Week 0, 12 and 26 weeks post injection

  4. The OMERACT OARSI responder rate

    The OMERACT OARSI responder rate at 12 and 26 weeks post injection.

    Time frame: 12 and 26 weeks post injection

  5. The VAS satisfaction score

    The VAS satisfaction score at 12 and 26 week s post injection.

    Time frame: 12 and 26 weeks post injection

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
    Kaohsiung, Taiwan
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 29, 2025, 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
NCT06994546
Lead sponsor
Maxigen Biotech Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 29, 2025
Start date
Mar 11, 2025
Primary completion
Nov 30, 2025 (estimated)
Completion
Apr 30, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
May 29, 2025

Study contacts

Chen
Contact
lirong.chen@mbi.com.tw
+88633287222 ext. 1250

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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