Isolation, Characterization and Evaluation of the Potential of TissuE-resideNt cElls From Waste Musculoskeletal and Associated Connective Tissues
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Musculoskeletal Diseases. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
The general purpose of this study is characterization of tissue-resident cells derived from different musculoskeletal and/or associated connective tissues (such as cartilage, synovial membrane, synovial fluid, bone, adipose tissue and tendons), in order to identify new strategies for the treatment of degenerative and inflammatory musculoskeletal disorders. Cells isolated from different tissue sources will be compared with each other by phenotypic and functional characterization, following culture and treatment with inflammatory elements, drugs and orthobiologics. Moreover, with the aim to assess predictive markers of therapeutic success, a correlation study of the content and properties of the cells isolated from different types of tissue with the clinical profile of the enrolled patients will be conducted.
Primary outcome measures
- Correlation beetween patients' age and cell yield [Time frame: 5 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- males and females
- 18 years old
- patients undergoing elective surgery at IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi among which joint surgery (including hip or knee replacement), or anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction or rotator cuff repair
Exclusion criteria
- age < 18 years old
- patients unable to sign the Informed Consent
- positivity to virological test (HIV, HCV, HBV, TPHA)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi — Milan
Identifiers
NCT: NCT05471752 · TENET(L4165)