Hip Viscosupplementation: What is the Best Dosage? (Hip VS)

NCT01810809 Phase 4 UNKNOWN

Intraarticular injections have long been used to treat osteoarthritis. Viscosupplementation is a relatively new approach comprising the injection of hyaluronic acid into diarthrodial joints. The dosis regimen is well established for the knee joint, but there is still no consensus regarding the optimal dosage for hip viscosupplementation. Our objective is to determine the optimal dosis for hip viscosupplementation

Details

Lead sponsor	University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Phase	Phase 4
Status	UNKNOWN
Enrolment	80
Start date	2013-04
Completion	2014-11

Conditions

• Osteoarthritis

Interventions

• articular lavage with saline injection
• 1 ampoule of Hylan GF-20
• 2 ampoules of Hylan GF-20
• 3 ampoules of Hylan GF-20

Primary outcomes

• WOMAC — 6 months
  Pain and function assessment with WOMAC questionaire
• VAS — 6 months
  Pain assessment with Visual Analogic Scale (VAS)
• Lequesne — 6 months
  Pain and function assessment with Lequesne questionaire

Countries

Brazil