Clinical trials: Total Joint Arthroplasty
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Femoral Triangle and Adductor Canal Blocks Versus Femoral Nerve Block for Total Knee Arthroplasty
This prospective, double-blinded, randomized controlled study evaluates effects of femoral triangle and adductor canal blocks in comparison with femoral nerve block for primary total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT03645954
- Testing
- Femoral Nerve Block, Femoral Triangle & Adductor Canal Blocks
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis, Postoperative Pain
Acute Pain Genomic Study
In preparation for future large-scale genome wide association studies, reliable methods must be developed for measuring perceived pain and for estimating the effects of potentially confounding factors such as appropriate…
- Trial name
- NCT01557751
- Testing
- Whole blood for genotyping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Vanguard TKA With KneeAlign 2 and Without KneeAlign 2
Purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the KneeAlign 2 system in terms of precise implant alignment by demonstrating that KneeAlign 2 provides better tibial alignment compared to conventional instruments
- Trial name
- NCT02695329
- Testing
- KneeAlign 2
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet
Spinopelvic Relationships as They Relate to Total Hip Arthroplasty's
Correlation of Spinopelvic Movement With Lateral Radiographs
The purpose of this research is to compare a novel pelvic MetaWear sensor that looks at spine and pelvic movements when taking lateral sit-to-stand radiographs.
- Trial name
- NCT05117229
- Testing
- MetaWear Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Total Knee Replacement
Antibiotic Elution in Total Knee Arthroplasty
The purpose of the study is to characterize and quantify the level of antibiotics eluted from antibiotic laden cement after primary cemented total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT03928522
- Testing
- hand mixed vancomycin, hand mixed tobramycin, pre-mixed tobramycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Study of Local Administration of DepoTXA for Reduced Postsurgical Bleeding in Subjects Undergoing TKA
This is a Phase 2, randomized, single-blind, active-controlled dose-ranging study in subjects scheduled to undergo total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT02922582
- Testing
- DepoTXA, Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Osteoarthritis
Feasibility Study: Effect of Patient Decision Aids for Total Joint Replacement on Surgical Referrals
Ministries of Health consider wait lists for total joint replacement a top priority. Research priorities to manage wait lists indicate the need to establish benchmarks that consider patient preferences.
- Trial name
- NCT00743951
- Testing
- 1 Patient decision aid, 2 Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Metabolic Profiling Muscle
HIP: Hip Imaging Protocol
Objective measures of skeletal muscle features have previously been used to assess skeletal muscle quality. In certain clinical populations, such as intensive care (ICU) patients, specific features of the psoas muscle measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT04126161
- Testing
- CT, Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Shoulder Arthroplasty
Interscalene Block With Liposomal Bupivacaine vs. Interscalene Block With Bupivacaine and Adjuvants
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of plain bupivacaine with common adjuvants for interscalene block (ISB) provides non-inferior analgesic results compared to the use of liposomal bupivacaine for ISB, in…
- Trial name
- NCT03845894
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine with adjuvants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Osteoarthritis, Hip
Whole Blood Metal Ion Concentrations in Metal-on-metal Total Hip Arthroplasty and Hip Resurfacing
The investigators aimed to investigate the possible differences in metal ion concentrations in patients following one of two types of metal-on-metal articulating hip prosthesis regarding chromium and cobalt concentration…
- Trial name
- NCT04585022
- Testing
- Magnum, Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN, Recap, Zimmer Biomet, Warsaw, IN
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Evaluation of Triathlon - a New Total Knee Prosthesis System - Triathlon vs. Duracon
The objective is to investigate the Clinical, Radiographic, Roentgen Stereophotogrammetric behaviour and patient outcome when using the Triathlon total knee prosthesis in a prospective randomized clinical trial.
- Trial name
- NCT00436982
- Testing
- Cemented Triathlon total knee system, Duracon total knee system
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Stryker Orthopaedics
Osteoarthritis
Randomized Controlled Trial of Tranexamic Acid in Total Knee Arthroplasty: Intravenous vs. Topical
The purpose of this study is to determine whether topical or intravenous administration of tranexamic acid during unilateral total knee replacement is more effective at reducing bleeding in the first 24 hours following surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01940523
- Testing
- Topical Tranexamic Acid, Intravenous Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Total Knee Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis
Optimizing Physical Activity Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Although total knee arthroplasty is an effective intervention for decreasing knee pain and improving physical function, physical activity levels remain low up to a year after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03226106
- Testing
- Physical Activity Behavior Intervention, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Knee Pain After Total Knee Arthroplasty, Osteoarthritis Pain
Open-label Milnacipran for Persistent Knee Pain One Year After Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
The current study examines the effects of milnacipran in patients who have chronic persistent knee pain one year or longer after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to evaluate for a pain-relieving effect.
- Trial name
- NCT01780389
- Testing
- Open-label flexibly dosed milnacipran
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Wound Closure
Symmetric on Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)
A post-marketing prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled study to evaluate the wound closure efficiency of STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device (STRATAFIX Symmetric PDS Plus) compared to…
- Trial name
- SFX (NCT03305887)
- Testing
- "STRATAFIX™ Symmetric" Knotless Tissue, VICRYL® PLUS, "STRATAFIX Spiral" sutures
- Where
- 7 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Medical, China
Arthritis of the Knee
A Randomized, Study to Evaluate the Iovera° Device in Treating Pain Associated With Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study will evaluate the iovera° device in treating pain associated with total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study will also assess if overall pain medication is reduced following TKA and will investigate the relationship…
- Trial name
- NCT02284113
- Testing
- iovera°
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Surgery, Surgical Site Infection
SURGX Antimicrobial Gel Versus Povidone-iodine Skin Incision Prep in Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Comparing the growth of intra-operative tissue cultures of Cutibacterium Acnes after primary shoulder replacement when using a no-prep control group versus antimicrobial wound gel versus betadine applied to the skin layer after…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgical Site Infection, Cutibacterium Acnes, Prosthetic-joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05919888
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, SURGX Wound Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Postoperative Recovery
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of GRF6021 on Postoperative Recovery Following Primary Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and effect of GRF6021 on clinical recovery parameters in participants undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT03981419
- Testing
- GRF6021
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Alkahest, Inc.
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Medacta NextAR TKA Pivotal Trial
The goal of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of a navigation system providing personalized soft tissue balance data in medially-stabilized total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT04844879
- Testing
- NextAR TKA system
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medacta International SA
Total Knee Arthroplasty, Knee Pain
Optimizing Local Anesthetic Concentration for Continuous Femoral Nerve Blocks
This is a randomized, observer-masked, controlled study. Subjects will be patients undergoing bilateral total knee arthroplasty (TKA).
- Trial name
- NCT00923598
- Testing
- 0.1% and 0.4% perineural ropivicaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego