A 26-week, Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Parallel Group Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Single Dose of 6 mL of Hylan G-F 20 (Synvisc-One®) in Chinese Patients With Symptomatic Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Phase: PHASE3
Conditions: Osteoarthritis
Sponsor: Genzyme, a Sanofi Company

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EFC12723 Amended Protocol 01 - China
Regulatory Approval
20-Mar-2017 10:42 GMT+0100
Clinical Approval
20-Mar-2017 11:12 GMT+0100
Clinical Approval
20-Mar-2017 14:13 GMT+0100