Clinical trials: Cartilage, Articular
Cartilage Loss, Microfracture
Effects of Unloader Bracing in Clinical Outcome and Cartilage Physiology Following Microfracture of Chondral Defects
The study will examine clinical and radiographic outcomes of microfracture surgery (a common technique to address isolated areas of cartilage loss) in the knee used with or without unloader bracing.
- Trial name
- Mfxbracing (NCT02016300)
- Testing
- Unloader Bracing, Non-Bracing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Initial Graft Tension and ACL Surgery
The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is one of four strong ligaments connecting the bones of the knee joint. If overstretched, the ACL can tear. Reconstruction of a torn ACL is now a common surgical procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT00434837
- Testing
- Initial graft tension during ACL reconstruction surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Articular Cartilage Defects of Ankle Joint
Effects of CHONDRON (Autologous Chondrocytes) With Ankle Cartilage Defect
An open clinical trial transplanting CHONDRON (autologous chondrocytes) to ankle cartilage defect patients who are appropriate for the trial, and evaluating the validity and safety for 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT01050816
- Testing
- Chondron(autologous chondrocyte) Implantation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cellontech Co., Ltd.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction and Plyometric Exercise
This is a single-center, randomized, double-blind (subject/evaluator)study. Enrolled patients had anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction and met criteria for advanced rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT01851655
- Testing
- Plyometric Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Chondromalacia Patella, Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Randomized Evaluation of the Efficacy of Synvisc-One® for the Treatment of Patellofemoral Chondromalacia
The purpose of this study is to determine how safe a knee injection called Synvisc-One® is in patients with a condition called chondromalacia patella and how well in works in treating the condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01771952
- Testing
- Synvisc-One™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia