A Placebo-controlled Study of Intra-articular Allocetra in Osteoarthritis of the 1st Carpo-metacarpal Joint
This study is a single center trial to assess the safety and efficacy of intra-articular administration of Allocetra to patients with 1st CMC thumb joint osteoarthritis (OA).
⁃ Subjects eligible for this clinical study must fulfill all of the following:
• Age 40 years or older.
• Patients with OA of the first CMC joint of the target thumb (basal thumb joint) who have failed conventional therapies, with pain assessed when not taking analgesic medications.
• Score of 6 or higher on the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA).
• X-ray confirming OA of the first CMC joint of the target thumb with a Grade of 2 or 3 according to Eaton classification.
• Blood tests from up to three months before treatment within protocol-defined limits.