ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
What We Should Expect from an Innovative Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid Product: Expert Opinion Based on a Comprehensive Review of the Literature.
Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.
- Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injections for hip osteoarthritis: a level I systematic review.European journal of orthopaedic surgery & traumatology : orthopedie traumatologie · 2025Pooled it
- Rheological properties and clinical efficacy of a chemically modified hyaluronic acid for joint health enhancement.Drugs in context · 2026Review
- Intra-Articular Hyaluronic Acid for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Umbrella Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- A Review of Current Approaches to Pain Management in Knee Osteoarthritis with a Focus on Italian Clinical Landscape.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Mapping the Research Landscape of Intra-Articular Knee Injections: A Bibliometric Analysis Using the Scopus Database.Cureus · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundIntra-articular hyaluronic acid (IAHA) products are often used in the treatment of adults with mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis (KOA). The International Symposium on Intra-Articular Treatment (ISIAT) convened a multidisciplinary technical expert panel to define characteristics for an innovative IAHA product that should answer unmet needs in the clinical management of adults with mild-to-moderate KOA.
methodsAn initial set of evidence-based statements was developed based on data extracted from articles identified through a comprehensive literature search. A Delphi panel comprising 19 experts in KOA voted in 3 rounds to rate their degree of agreement with accepted statements.
resultsThe final set of 13 accepted statements focus on the effect of an innovative IAHA across 5 key domains of nociceptive pain, joint function, quality of life, joint structure and integrity, and adverse effects. The statements set thresholds for clinically meaningful improvements that exceed those generally achievable by currently available IAHA products.
conclusionThe characteristics described by these statements from the ISIAT set new standards for what should be expected from an innovative IAHA. These statements should serve as a framework for driving the development of innovative IAHA products that will surpass the actual outcomes achieved by current viscosupplements in patients with mild-to-moderate KOA.
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