Clinical trials: Knee Injuries, open to volunteers
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy
Vitamin D to Improve Quadricep Muscle Strength
Quadriceps muscle strength is one of the key determinants for patients to fulfill the Return-to-Play (RTP) criteria after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR), in which the muscle size is directly linked to muscle…
- Conditions
- Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Quadriceps Muscle Atrophy, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
- Trial name
- NCT05174611
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Aging, Athletic Injuries
Life After Sport: Prior Injury and Sedentary Behavior as Mechanisms of Later Poor Health
Competitive sport increases risk for musculoskeletal injury (e.g., traumatic knee injury) and may position former athletes for early onset of chronic diseases, chronic pain, poor health-related quality of life, and disability.
- Conditions
- Aging, Athletic Injuries, Physical Inactivity, Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05344001
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Intraoperative Analysis of Knee Kinematics During ACL Reconstruction - an Exploratory Study
Reconstruction of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is a common procedure in orthopaedic surgery, aimed at restoring stability to your knee.
- Trial name
- CINEGEN (NCT07655726)
- Testing
- Knee Cinematics
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche
Bone Lesion, Cartilage Degeneration
Efficacy of Bioceramic Materials for Bone Defects Repair
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the effect of bioceramic implants on the repair of human bone defects, and to explore the application of bioceramic materials in bone defects, bone implantation, and bone fusion.
- Conditions
- Bone Lesion, Cartilage Degeneration, Osteo Arthritis Knee, Bone Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT06249906
- Testing
- Commercial bone implant product Group, Mirco-structured Bioceramic Group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Patellar Dislocation, ACL Injury
The Faroese Knee Cohort: Etiology and Long-term Implications of Trochlear Dysplasia and Patellar Dislocations.
The investigators intend to establish a national cohort including all persons in the ages from 15-20 years old with patellar instability (PI) or a prior knee injury (ACL-ruptur or meniscus damage) .
- Conditions
- Patellar Dislocation, ACL Injury, Meniscus Lesion, Trochlear Dysplasia
- Trial name
- FKC (NCT04607538)
- Testing
- No intervention is made
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Osteo Arthritis of the Knee
Minimal-Incision Technique With Modified Tracking Pin Placement Versus Standard Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
This randomized controlled trial will compare a minimal-incision and soft-tissue-preserving (MISI) technique with the standard surgical technique in patients undergoing robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty for knee…
- Trial name
- MISI (NCT07765771)
- Testing
- MISI Robot-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty, Standard Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hallym University Kangnam Sacred Heart Hospital
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, Ligament Knee Injury
Combined Intra- and Extra-articular ACL Reconstruction Versus Isolated Intra-articular ACL Reconstruction
Abstract Introduction: Autologous hamstring tendons are the most commonly used grafts in ACL reconstruction worldwide. There are several ways to prepare the graft using these tendons.
- Trial name
- NCT06505525
- Testing
- Extra-articular reconstruction with the Anterolateral Ligament
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
ACL, ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Conservative Treatment With Blood Flow Restriction in Patients With Total ACL Rupture. "Randomized Clinical Trial"
The goal of this randomised clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of exercise with blood flow restriction (BFR) in patients with a complete anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) rupture.
- Trial name
- NCT06727344
- Testing
- Blood Flow Restriction, Brace
- Where
- 2 sites in Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- European University Cyprus
Fractures, Bone
Continuous Passive Motion Following Fixation of Pelvic and Knee Fractures
The investigators will directly compare the visual analog scale scores and narcotic pain medication requirements in the patients who have continuous passive motion (CPM) versus those who do not during the course of the hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT04389749
- Testing
- CPM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Knee Injuries, Joint Surface Knee Lesions
Knee Cartilage Repair Registry
This registry is designed to collect information on how different surgical procedures are used and how well they work in treating knee cartilage damage.
- Trial name
- C-SHORE (NCT07786207)
- Testing
- Marketed Product - MP01, Other Surgical Treatments
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Autogenic Inhibition Versus Reciprocal Inhibition Muscle Energy Techniques in Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Comparison of effects of autogenic inhibition and reciprocal inhibition muscle energy techniques on iliotibial band syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06867159
- Testing
- Autogenic Inhibition (AI) MET (Post Facilitation Stretch), Reciprocal Inhibition (RI) MET
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries
Adding Neurocognitive Component to Balance Test
By introducing BlazePods as a neurocognitive addition to the YBT, this study aims to determine whether this addition impacts balance performance and/or reach distances between the operative and non-operative limbs of patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06827483
- Testing
- Neurocognitive Component
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
ACL - Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
Optimizing Graft Selection for ACL Reconstruction
Purpose: To investigate the differences between the three most common methods for reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), to support the development of the best method for the individual patient.
- Trial name
- GRASE-ACL (NCT05342441)
- Testing
- QT graft, ST/Gr graft, BPTB graft
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
ACL Injury
ACL Reconstruction: Clinical Outcome
The study is intended to include all patients who will undergo surgical reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). The patients will be monitored and evaluated preoperatively and also at 6 months and 1, 2 and 5 years…
- Trial name
- RIC-ACL (NCT03441659)
- Testing
- ACL reconstruction
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Stefano Zaffagnini
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Genicular Nerve Block After Open Reduction Internal Fixation of Tibial Plateau
The investigators are conducting this research study to find better ways of treating pain following knee surgery. There is a standard (accepted) approach, which involves injection of numbing medication into the area around the…
- Trial name
- NCT06639503
- Testing
- Bupivacain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee, Fracture
LinkSymphoKnee (LSK) Total Knee Replacement System Study - Ultra-congruent (UC)
To collect information about implant performance and patient clinical outcomes in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty with the LinkSymphoKnee total knee replacement system with ultra-congruent tibial bearing…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee, Fracture, Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT06670651
- Testing
- total knee arthroplasty device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- LinkBio Corp.
Tibial Plateau Fractures
Posterior Column Fractures of Tibial Plateau
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term effects of internal fixation methods in patients with posterior column fractures of tibial plateau according to three column concept.
- Trial name
- NCT06931366
- Testing
- Open reduction and internal fixation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Bone Fracture
HealthEast Community Hip and Knee Replacement Registry
HealthEast Care System began the first community-based joint replacement registry (HJRR) in the U.S. in 1991, and now has more than 30,000 total joints registered.
- Trial name
- HEJR (NCT02692092)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthEast Care System
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury
Effect of Tourniquet Use on the Pivot Shift Test
This prospective study will evaluate whether tourniquet inflation affects the results of the pivot shift test in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT07831941
- Testing
- Thigh Tourniquet Inflation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy
Evaluating Long-term Use of a Pediatric Robotic Exoskeleton (P.REX/Agilik) to Improve Gait in Children With Movement Disorders
Background: People with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury often have muscle weakness and problems controlling how their legs move. This can affect how they walk.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05726591
- Testing
- EA-KAFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)