Clinical trials: Knee Injuries and Disorders
Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy, Chronic PT
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP) Injection for the Treatment of Chronic Patellar Tendinopathy
The goal of this study is to find an effective treatment for chronic patellar tendinopathy (PT). Investigators will conduct a 32-week randomized controlled clinical trial to determine whether platelet rich plasma (PRP) injections…
- Trial name
- PRP (NCT01843504)
- Testing
- platelet rich plasma, saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Meniscus; Degeneration
High Tibial Osteotomy With/Without Arthroscopy.
This study will compare Hight Tibial Osteotomy with or without arthroscopically repair intra-articular knee lesions in patients with early stages of Osteoarthritis.The purpose of this study is evaluate if addition of arthroscopy…
- Trial name
- NCT05128851
- Testing
- HTO, Arthroscopy treatment, Micro fractures
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education
Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Comparative Effects of Clamshells and Frog Pump Exercises
Iliotibial band syndrome is where a tendon called iliotibial band gets irritated or swollen from rubbing against hip or knee when it gets too tensed.
- Trial name
- NCT05973708
- Testing
- Clamshell Exercise, Frog pump exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Fracture, Joint Dislocation
Clinical Validation of RBfracture for Diagnosing Trauma-related Musculoskeletal Injuries
The goal of this study is to determine if the computer software, RBfracture, developed by Radiobotics, helps primary care, emergency, and radiology clinicians more easily identify bone injuries caused by a traumatic impact (such…
- Conditions
- Fracture, Joint Dislocation, Joint Effusion, Knee Lipohemarthrosis
- Trial name
- NCT07421791
- Testing
- RBfracture
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radiobotics
Muscle Atrophy, Surgery
Use of Testosterone to Prevent Post-Surgical Muscle Loss - Pilot Study
The loss of muscle mass post-surgery confounds recovery efforts and leads to a delay in patient's ability to return to activities.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, Surgery, Knee Injuries and Disorders, Complication of Surgical Procedure
- Trial name
- NCT04456530
- Testing
- Aveed 750 MG in 3 ML IM Injection, Normal Saline 3 ML IM Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Stone Research Foundation for Sports Medicine and Arthritis
Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Knee
Embo Registry; National Registry for Artery Embolization
Embo Registry is a retrospective and prospective observational study to evaluate real world effectiveness and the use of Artery Embolization as a treatment for chronic pain with patients that have osteoarthritis and localized…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Osteoarthritis, Knee, Osteoarthritis Thumb, Osteoarthritis Shoulder
- Trial name
- NCT06477965
- Testing
- Artery Embolization
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vascular Solutions of North Carolina
Chronic Tendinopathy
Percutaneous Needle Tenotomy (PNT) Versus Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) With PNT in the Treatment of Chronic Tendinosis
Tendinopathy is a clinical syndrome of chronic pain and tendon degeneration that impairs a person's ability to perform daily activities and recreation.
- Trial name
- NCT01833598
- Testing
- PNT + PRP, PNT alone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Orthopedic Disorders, Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Injection Pressure & Adductor Canal Block
This is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded human clinical trial that will examine how injection pressure influences the spread of a given volume of injectate in the adductor canal, during adductor canal nerve block.
- Trial name
- NCT02563990
- Testing
- High Pressure Injection, Low Pressure Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
ACL Tear, Opioid Misuse
Exparel vs. ACB With Bupivacaine for ACL Reconstruction
Opioid misuse and addiction among children and adolescents is an increasingly concerning problem. Post-surgical opioid prescriptions for commonly performed surgeries such as anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR)…
- Conditions
- ACL Tear, Opioid Misuse, Pain, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT06274008
- Testing
- Exparel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
Acute Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Feasibility Trial Using Imaging and Biochemical Technologies to Measure Knee Cartilage Composition in Acute ACL Injury
This study will evaluate the bio-mechanical and biochemical abnormalities in acute ACL-injured knees over time. Data will be collected through advanced quantitative MR imaging, functional testing, and bio-specimen collection.
- Trial name
- NCT02010125
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Traumatic Knee Arthrotomy
Sensitivity Diagnosing Traumatic Knee Injuries With and Without Injection of Blue Dye Into the Knee Joint
The purpose of this study is to determine if adding blue dye improves the saline load test, which is a way to detect a traumatic intraarticular knee injury by injecting normal saline into the knee and looking for outflow through…
- Trial name
- NCT01073124
- Testing
- Saline Load Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes and Performance of Total Knee Replacement Patients Before and After Surgery
This study is to determine the relevancy of clinical scales for outcome measures as compared to flexion angle and other gait measures.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis, Knee Injury, Trauma, Connective Tissue Disorder
- Trial name
- TKR (NCT01379118)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Hip Fractures, Knee Osteoarthritis
Effect of Remimazolam and Propofol on Postoperative Delirium
Remimazolam is an ultra-short acting benzodiazepine agonist which is used widely for general anesthesia and sedation. Remimazolam has several advantages.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Knee Osteoarthritis, Femur Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT05514405
- Testing
- Remimazolam (Byfavo), Propofol
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inje University
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Efficacy Testing of Different Tourniquet Pressure Used for Postoperative Pain Reduction in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Tourniquet use during total knee replacement (TKR) improves visibility, significantly decreases intra-operative blood loss and reduce operative time.
- Trial name
- NCT03931837
- Testing
- Tourniquet: Systolic blood pressure + 75 mmHg, Tourniquet: Systolic blood pressure + 100 mmHg, Tourniquet: Systolic blood pressure + 150 mmHg
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thammasat University
Reliability and Validity, Smartphone
Reliability and Validity of iPhone Application for OBER
The validity and reliability of adduction angle measurement of hip with smartphone will be investigate.
- Conditions
- Reliability and Validity, Smartphone, Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04787900
- Testing
- iPhone measurement application, Bubble inclinometer
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Wound Surgical, Diabetes
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Devices in Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study is a single-center, prospective, randomized, open-label clinical trial evaluating three commercially available closed-incision negative pressure wound therapy (ciNPWT) devices: NPseal, PICO, and Prevena, in adult…
- Conditions
- Wound Surgical, Diabetes, Obesity, Chronic Kidney Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07770633
- Testing
- NP Seal, PICO, Prevena
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Patella-Dislocation
Functional Surface Electromyogram of Knee Extensors in Healthy Humans and Patients With Patella-dislocation.
The activation of the knee extensors in adults after patella dislocation. The kneecap can dislocate due to an accident or also only due to an interior turn in the stretched knee joint out of its sliding bearing. E.
- Trial name
- NCT00288847
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Degenerative Osteoarthritis
Platelet-Rich Plasma and the Effects of NSAIDs on Pain and Functional Scores in Knee Osteoarthritis
The primary research purpose is to determine if the use of a drug therapy intervention (each study participant will be randomly assigned to receive one of 3 study medications which will be blinded from everyone, including the…
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis of the Knee, Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Knee Pain Chronic
- Trial name
- PRPNSAIDsKOA (NCT05742763)
- Testing
- Ibuprofen and PRP, Acetaminophen and PRP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- QC Kinetix LLC
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
Osteoarthritis, Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Multimodal Assessment of Knee Conditions
The purpose of this study is to assess both osteoarthritis and other pathological knee conditions from the combination of signals that are known to provide information on the knee joint.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Injury of Anterior Cruciate Ligament, Knee Injuries and Disorders
- Trial name
- MAKnee (NCT02937064)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu