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A Phase 2b/3a Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of JointStem in Patients Diagnosed as Knee Osteoarthritis
This study is a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled, multi-center, superiority study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of JointStem, autologous adipose tissue derived mesenchymal stem cells (AdMSC), in patients diagnosed as knee osteoarthritis. Following a 2-week screening period, approximately 140 subjects will be randomly assigned into one of the following two arms in a 1:1 ratio (1 JointStem : 1 Placebo). After each subject completes 48-Weeks visit (Visit 8) and the data management team confirms all individual data have no issue, the individual database will be locked and the blinding will be open for the statistical...
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A Phase 2 Proof of Concept Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Daxdilimab in Participants With Dermatomyositis (DM) or Anti-synthetase Inflammatory Myositis (ASIM)
The primary efficacy objective: To evaluate the effect of daxdilimab compared with placebo in reducing disease activity at Week 24. The secondary efficacy objectives include: 1. To evaluate the effect of daxdilimab compared with placebo in reducing disease activity at Week 24. 2. To evaluate the effect of daxdilimab compared with placebo on skin symptoms at Week 24. 3. To evaluate the effect of daxdilimab on decreasing the use of corticosteroid at Week 24. Other secondary objectives include: 1. To characterize the pharmacokinetics (PK) and immunogenicity of daxdilimab in ...
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A Pilot Proof of Concept Study of the Effects of Administration of SCFA in Rheumatoid Arthritis (EASi-RA)
This study is a pilot, proof of concept study to determine the effects of administering an oral short chain fatty acid (SCFA) supplement along with methotrexate as first line treatment of new onset rheumatoid arthritis (NORA) patients. Up to 50 participants will be included to obtain a sample size of at least 16 participants taking the oral supplement. The study team hypothesizes that oral SCFA will change the participants' gut microbiome and regulatory immune responses. Clinical data to assess for adverse events, stool, urine samples and peripheral blood will be collected at baseline, 2 and 4 months with an optional 6-month time ...
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A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Hand Osteoarthritis
This is a study involving people receiving care at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston Texas. We are studying people who have hand osteoarthritis (the most common form of arthritis that involves the hand) and testing treatments for the condition with the hope that we can help to improve hand pain as well as limit the damage that occurs related to the arthritis. People who choose to participate, are randomly assigned to one of two treatments, both expected to be helpful.
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A Powered Exoskeleton for Veterans With Knee OA
The purpose of this study is to evaluate in-laboratory mobility outcomes, pain perception, and user satisfaction with the Keeogo , a robotic exoskeleton for providing assistance on knees during stand and swing for a population with impaired mobility, as compare with standard knee braces. The investigators hypothesize that participants could have improved performance outcomes on walk test, timed up and go test, stair test, pick up penny from floor test, and the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) when using the Keeogo as compared with their prescribed knee braces.
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A Pragmatic Trial to Determine the Benefit of Behaviorally Enhanced Exercise Incentives and Corticosteroid Injections in Osteoarthritis of the Knee Marching On for Veterans With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the most common and disabling conditions among Veterans. Management of KOA is challenging as there are few effective treatments other than joint replacement. Importantly, low levels of physical activity in patients with knee problems might worsen pain and disability. This study aims to determine the feasibility of using methods to change behavior that use social incentives and promote physical activity through playing games and interacting with a web-based platform. The study will also evaluate an important and widely used treatment, namely corticosteroid injections. Participants will be randomized...
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A Proof-of-concept Study to Examine QUC398 in Participants With Knee OA
The purpose of the study is to find out if the investigational treatment named QUC398 has beneficial effects on osteoarthritis knee pain and knee cartilage, and if it is safe and well tolerated.
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A Prospective Analysis of Long-Term Clinical Outcomes and 3D Spine Growth in Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Anterior vertebral body tethering (AVBT) is a novel, minimally invasive, growth modulation technique that was recently approved by the FDA under a Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE). The goal of AVBT is to control curve progression by applying compression on the convex side of the spine deformity. While there has been great initial enthusiasm about the technique as an alternate treatment option to spinal fusion for skeletally immature children with scoliosis, there is a need to better understand the long-term outcomes. The purpose of this study is to report the long-term clinical outcomes of skeletally immature patients treated...
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A Prospective, Clinical Investigation of the Vanguard 360 Revision Knee
The purpose of this study is to evaluate performance of the Vanguard 360 revision knee system utilizing offset on either the tibial component, femoral component, or both in terms of the restoration of mechanical alignment, clinical outcomes and survivorship.
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A Prospective Study to Evaluate Robot Assisted Total Knee Replacement Outcomes
This study aims to see if outcomes for patients that receive the traditional total knee replacement surgical technique are different than the outcomes for patients that receive robot-assisted total knee replacement. The outcomes we will be tracking include: 1. Patients' self-reported awareness of their artificial joints during activities of daily living; 2. Patient's self-reported pain, other symptoms, function in daily living, function in sport and recreation, and knee-related quality of life; 3. Patients' self-reported general health perceptions, physical functioning, role limitations due to...
