IMAGES: Identifying Metabolic Imaging Association With Genicular Artery Embolization Success

NCT ID
NCT07494838
Registry status
Not yet recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
Lucas R. Cusumano, MD
Conditions
Knee Discomfort, Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Pain Chronic, Knee Swelling Pain

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Not yet recruiting.

Enrollment: 25 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Device: Embolization
  • Intervention: Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Intervention: Hemostatic Techniques
  • Intervention: Therapeutic Occlusion
  • Intervention: Therapeutics

Who may be eligible

Ages
40 Years to no maximum
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: * Provided informed consent * Age ≥ 40 years * Ineligibility for or refusal of surgical management * Moderate-severe knee pain as determined by visual analog scale \> 5 out of 10 * Osteoarthritis based on X-ray. Kellgren-Lawrence score \> 2 based on radiograph completed within 3 months of procedure date * Resistant/failed some form of conservative treatment (e.g. NSAIDS/physical therapy/steroid joint injection/hyaluronic acid joint injection) for at least 3 months * Able to comply with all treatments and protocol follow-up visits Exclusion Criteria: * Mild knee pain as determined by visual analog scale \< 5 out of 10 * OA on knee radiograph resulting in greater than 20 degree varus or valgus angulation * Moderate loss of kidney function, define as estimated glomerular filtration rate of less than 45 mL/min. * Significant arterial atherosclerosis that would limit selective angiography * History of fibromyalgia, autoimmune, or inflammatory disorder * History of any lumbar spine surgery, spine injections, or radicular pain in the extremity believed to originate from the spine * Allergy to iodinated contrast agents * Active infection or malignancy * Recent (within 12 months) or active cigarette use * Prior total or partial knee replacement in the subject knee * Active pregnancy * Uncorrectable bleeding diathesis * Presence of pacemakers, aneurysm clips, neurostimulators, or any other metal implant not compatible with PET/MRI

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Site recruitment status is not specified in the registry data for these locations.

Countries: United States

  • California, United States: 1

Sample of listed locations

  • University of California, Los Angeles — Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States — Site recruitment status not specified in the registry data

Study details

Start date
December 30, 2026
Primary completion date
June 30, 2027
Completion date
June 30, 2027
First posted
March 27, 2026

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07494838
Registry last updated
September 21, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 5, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 5, 2026

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