# Efficacy of Micro-fragmented Adipose Tissue Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis.

> **NCT03379168** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Dustin L. Richter, MD** · enrollment: 75 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Knee Osteoarthritis

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Microfragmented Adipose Tissue (Lipogems)
- **DRUG:** Corticosteroid injection
- **DRUG:** Saline

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03379168
- **Lead sponsor:** Dustin L. Richter, MD
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-04-01
- **Primary completion:** 2023-04-01
- **Final completion:** 2023-10-01
- **Target enrollment:** 75 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-02-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03379168

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03379168, "Efficacy of Micro-fragmented Adipose Tissue Injection for Knee Osteoarthritis.". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03379168. Licensed CC0.

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