RecruitingOsteoarthritis, Knee
Radio- KO Radiotherapy for Knee Osteoarthritis Clinical Trial
Eligible age
50–100 yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
The primary aim of this study is to investigate whether low-dose radiotherapy is an effective treatment to reduce the pain of knee osteoarthritis. A secondary aim is to determine whether patients experience any more measurable side effects than those receiving sham treatments.
Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Age 50-100 years with a Mayo Clinic Rochester primary care provider At least moderate constant (ICOAP item A1) or intermittent (ICOAP item B6) pain Diagnosis of primary knee OA (ICD-10 M17.x) without recurrent acute inflammatory flares Joint-line tenderness on examination co-localizes with the reported pain and without a primary extra-articular pain generator Radiographic KL grade 2-3 within the preceding year Ability to complete electronic surveys
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Pregnancy or childbearing potential without surgical sterilization Recent knee trauma is causing the current pain History of inflammatory arthritis or hemarthrosis Symptomatic hip OA KL grade 1 or 4 Uncontrolled psychiatric illness Prior ipsilateral intra-articular knee surgery Corticosteroid injection within 3 months or hyaluronic acid injection within 6 months in the ipsilateral knee (or 1 month if no sustained improvement after either) Fibromyalgia Active malignancy requiring treatment Regular current use of opioids, platelet-rich plasma, or acupuncture use for the knee
Where it's recruiting
Minnesota
Rochester
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06887829 · last updated 2026-09-02