Combined Intra-Articular PN HPT™ and Hyaluronic Acid: Regeneration Medicine in Knee Osteoarthritis

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Natural-origin PN HPT™ (Polynucleotides High Purification Technology) protect and revitalize chondrocytes, synoviocytes, and cartilage with a regenerative medicine perspective following intra-articular injection. This six-month, open-label data collection aimed to validate the benefits documented in previous studies of a single intra-articular injection of a proprietary PN HPT™/HA-based medical device in improving both subjective and objective manifestations of knee osteoarthritis in real-life ambulatory patients of both genders with unilateral or bilateral knee osteoarthritis. Methods: Efficacy and safety assessments, conducted at baseline before a single PN HPT™/HA injection and after three and six months of follow-up, included the Lequesne index and the patient-assessed Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NPRS), which focuses on pain intensity, as primary endpoints. The Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) was a secondary endpoint. Results: After three and six months, the mean baseline Lequesne index score improved by 43.8% and 51.4%, respectively. Concurrently, the mean NPRS score improvements were 42.2% and 54.7%. Furthermore, 32% of investigators and 15.5% of treated patients deemed optimal the clinical outcomes with no clinical worsening. Conclusions: With some limitations due to the uncontrolled design and relying on subjective rating scales only, the study confirms all previous findings about the benefits of combining PN HPT™ and HA in the same medical device for intra-articular injection in knee osteoarthritis.