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Degenerative OsteoarthritisAPT-VEGA_KINCT02756702

All Polyethylene Tibia-VEGA Kiel

An observational study of Degenerative Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, run by Aesculap AG at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

Obligatory Post-Marketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) as part of the post marketing surveillance plan for the product under investigation For this PMCF only CE-marked medical devices will be used within their intended purpose and no additional invasive or other stressful examinations are to be carried out (acc. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
All-Poly
Type of treatment
Medical device
How many people
70 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Mar 2016to 6 Oct 2022
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: adult patients

Who may be able to join

  • Patients requiring primary TKA because of severe knee joint conditions that cannot be treated through other therapies;
  • degenerative osteoarthritis;
  • rheumatoid arthritis;
  • posttraumatic arthritis;
  • symptomatic knee instability;
  • knee stiffness or deformation of the knee joint;
  • Age ≥ 18 years;
  • Patient signed informed consent

Who cannot join

  • Age younger than 18 years
  • Any prior joint replacement at the index knee
  • Unable or unwilling to return for postoperative follow-up
  • Patient did not sign informed consent
  • Joint conditions that can be treated by reconstructive surgery (e.g. osteotomy)
  • Acute or chronic infections near the joint, or systemic infections
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  • Secondary diseases that could influence joint implant functionality
  • Systemic diseases and metabolic disorders
  • Severe osteoporosis or osteomalacia
  • Severely damaged bone structures that could prevent stable implantation of implant components
  • Bone tumors in the region of implant fixation
  • Bone malformations, axial misalignments or other bone conditions that rule out implantation of a prosthetic joint
  • Expected overload on the joint implant, especially due to high patient weight or intense physical strain and activity
  • Dependency on pharmaceutical drugs, drug abuse, or alcoholism
  • Fever, infection or inflammation (systemic or local)
  • Pregnancy
  • Mental illness
  • Severe osteopenia (or any other medical or surgical finding) that would preclude any benefit from the implants
  • Combination with implant components from other manufacturers
  • Inadequate patient compliance
  • Foreign body sensitivity to the implant materials
  • All cases not listed under indications

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • MEDBALTIC GmbH c/o Mare Klinikum

    Kiel, 24119

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About this study

Official title: Prospective Observational 5 Year Follow-up on a Consecutive Cohort of 70 Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Cases Treated With All-polyethylene Tibia (APT) Components of the Posterior-stabilized VEGA System PS

Obligatory Post-Marketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) as part of the post marketing surveillance plan for the product under investigation For this PMCF only CE-marked medical devices will be used within their intended purpose and no additional invasive or other stressful examinations are to be carried out (acc. to MPG §23b).

Read the detailed description

This non-interventional clinical study (NIS) is conducted to clinically confirm the safety and performance of the Aesculap® APT VEGA System® PS components under routine conditions. The VEGA System® PS is an established TKA design, and there is a long-lasting experience in the use of PE for TKA in general and for APT components in particular; thus a NIS is thought to be sufficient to give the required confirmation. For this NIS only CE-marked medical devices will be used within their intended purpose and no additional invasive or other stressful examinations are to be carried out (acc. to MPG §23b). As part of the post marketing surveillance plan an obligatory Post-Marketing Clinical Follow-up (PMCF) is required for the product under investigation.

Being tested
All-Poly
Keywords
TKA, TKR, All-Poly, posterior stabilized
Medical subject headings
Joint Diseases, Arthritis, Rheumatoid, Osteoarthritis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • All-PolyDevice

    Also called Total Knee Replacement

    Implantation of the VEGA PS using all-polyethylene tibia components

Study groups in NCT02756702
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
All-PolyAll-polyethylene tibia VEGA System® PS - A posterior stabilized total knee arthroplasty (TKA) system using solely all-polyethylene tibia components
Receives: Device: All-Poly

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Revision Rate

    The objective of the study is to collect clinical midterm outcome information on the product under investigation when used in routine clinical practice.

    Measured: 5 years

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Complication/Adverse Event rate

    Cumulative Number of Complications / Adverse Events of any reason over the period of follow-up

    Measured: 5 years

  2. KOOS (Knee Osteoarthritis Outcome Score)

    Changes of the total Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) from the preoperative baseline to the 5-year postoperative

    Measured: 5 years

  3. KSS (Knee Society Score)

    Changes of the Knee Society Score (KSS) with its Knee and Functional Score (KS and FS) from the preoperative baseline to the 5-year postoperative assessment

    Measured: 5 years

  4. SF-12® Health Survey (SF-12)

    Changes of the total SF-12® Health Survey (SF-12) components Physical Component Summary (PCS-12) and Mental Component Summary (MCS-12) from the preoperative baseline to the 5-year postoperative assessment

    Measured: 5 years

  5. Change of anterior knee pain over follow-up period

    Changes of anterior knee pain according to the Waters and Bentley rating system from the preoperative baseline to the 5-year postoperative assessment

    Measured: 5 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Apr 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2016
  3. Primary completionDec 2017
  4. Study completion6 Oct 2022

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
70 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02756702
Sponsor's protocol ID
AAG-O-H-1527
Acronym
APT-VEGA_KI
Status last verified
Jun 2023
First submitted
27 Apr 2016
Last updated
26 Jun 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Degenerative Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis, run by Aesculap AG at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 8 inclusion and 22 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Jun 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Revision Rate (time frame: 5 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Jun 2023.

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