Fat-cell treatment for knee arthritis and cartilage damage
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study tests a treatment made from your own fat cells, called stromal vascular fraction, to see if it helps with knee pain and function. The treatment is injected into the knee and may help repair damaged cartilage.
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Who can take part
- You must have knee osteoarthritis (any severity) or knee chondromalacia grade 2 or higher.
- You cannot have active HIV.
- You cannot be pregnant.
- You cannot have a mental illness.
- You cannot have severe heart or blood vessel disease, severe bleeding problems, or infected tissues.
- You must not have been in another experimental study within the last 3 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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