Creation of a Prospective Data Collecting Registry for Genicular Artery Embolization for Arthritis (GAE)
University of Chicago
Summary
The goal of this study is to create a prospective registry (\<100 patients) to show the effectiveness of the genicular artery embolization procedure overtime in reducing bilateral or unilateral osteoarthritic knee pain as measured by Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score.
Description
Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a pervasive and debilitating disease, affecting over 15 million people in the US alone. Symptoms include pain, stiffness, and ultimately loss of joint function. Medical therapies are the mainstay of treatment as surgical joint replacement is typically reserved for advanced disease. Only half of patients treated by medical management with disease not severe enough to warrant surgery experience adequate pain relief, resulting in an estimated population of 3.6 million Americans who are left suffering. Genicular artery embolization (GAE) is a novel, minimally invasive…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged \>=18 * Bilateral or unilateral knee pain attributed to knee osteoarthritis (KOA). For bilateral KOA patients, the more severe knee will be permitted inclusion to the registry * Grade 1-3 Osteoarthritis as diagnosed on standing weight-bearing knee radiographs per the Kellen-Lawrence Grading scale * Knee pain \>6 months refractory to conservative medical management (Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen, etc.) * Not eligible for surgical knee replacement or patient's personal preference to undergo Genicular Artery Embolization (GAE) for reasons…
Interventions
- OtherRegistry (N/A)
This study is a registry, thus no research intervention is being directly tested.
Location
- University of Chicago Duchossois Center for Advanced MedicineChicago, Illinois