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Study aim
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The aim of this study is to develop a new group of temperature-sensitive hydrogels for intra-articular injection that show very stable and excellent drug release.
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Design
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A randomized clinical trial, with two intervention groups, phase 1, single-blind, sample size 84 people, blinding using sealed envelopes, randomization method using permuted block randomization
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Settings and conduct
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The samples will be selected from patients with mild to moderate arthritis in Shahid Kamyab Hospital and Seyedi Clinic in Mashhad. At this stage, first, the patient's medical history is taken to enter the demographic information of the person and to check the signs of entering and exiting the study, as well as the signs and symptoms related to the disease. If the person meets the criteria for entering the study and does not meet the criteria for exit, the final approval is based on the relevant expert's diagnosis.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Age 45 to 80 years, primary one-side knee osteoarthritis that has been symptomatic (painful) for at least six months.
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Intervention groups
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Patients with primary OA of the knee are randomly subjected to the injection of temperature-dependent hydrogel containing celecoxib or commercial Hyalgan gel.
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Main outcome variables
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The detailed range of motion and the sit-and-stand test (at three time points, months 2, 4 and 6)
Evaluation of parameters related to the immune system IL-10, TNF-a, IL- 6, TGF-beta1 and ALT and AST and BUN and creatinine will be performed.