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Effect of sodium hyaluranate on recovery after arthroscopic knee surgery
ISRCTN ISRCTN21215727
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Effect of sodium hyaluranate on recovery after arthroscopic knee surgery
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0155126378
Study hypothesis To determine effect of single post-operative intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluranate on the pain and joint function following arthroscopic knee surgery.
Lay summary Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval Added July 2008: approved by Oldham Local Ethics Research Committee
Study design Prospective randomised controlled single blinded single centre trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Surgery: Knee
Participants - inclusion criteria Male and female patients 18-60 waiting for their arthroscopic knee surgery will be invited to participate.
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Infection
2. Inflammatory arthropathy
3. Patellofemoral disease
4. Allergy to Viscoseal
Anticipated start date 10/04/2003
Anticipated end date 31/08/2003
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet
Target number of participants 25 patients approx
Interventions Single post-operative intra-articular injection of sodium hyaluranate vs placebo
Primary outcome measure(s) Added July 2008:
Pain on weight bearing as measured on 10 point Visual Analogue score.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Added July 2008:
1. Pain on rest and squatting, as measured on 10 point Visual Analogue score
2. SF-12 and WOMAC score
Sources of funding Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Trial website
Publications 2004 poster results in http://www.trbchemedica.co.uk/docs/Anand%20OARSI%202004%20poster%20.pdf
Contact name Mr  S  Anand
  Address Orthopaedics Department
Royal Oldham Hospital
Rochdale Road
  City/town Oldham
  Zip/Postcode OL1 2JH
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)161 624 0420
  Email sanjeevanand65@hotmail.com
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2004 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health,
Richmond House,
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2004
Last edited 19/10/2011
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2004
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