# Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Clinical Trial to Heal Articular Cartilage Defects

> **NCT00885729** · PHASE1 · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **University Hospital, Akershus** · enrollment: 50 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Defect of Articular Cartilage

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** stem cells
- **PROCEDURE:** Chondrocytes
- **OTHER:** Rehabilitation program

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00885729
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Akershus
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE1
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2009-04
- **Primary completion:** 2011-07
- **Final completion:** 2018-07
- **Target enrollment:** 50 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2015-10-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00885729

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00885729, "Mesenchymal Stem Cells in a Clinical Trial to Heal Articular Cartilage Defects". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-16 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00885729. Licensed CC0.

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