Plain-English translation of NCT06676189 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing two different designs of artificial knee replacements for people with severe knee arthritis. One design, called a medial pivot knee, is designed to move more like a natural knee. The other design, called an ultra-congruent knee, uses a different shape. Researchers want to find out which design helps patients have better movement, less pain, and a better quality of life after surgery.
As people recover from knee replacement surgery, they expect better movement and less pain than ever before. Doctors and engineers keep improving knee implants to meet these hopes, but no one has yet directly compared these two popular implant designs in a rigorous study to see which one truly works better.
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You would have knee replacement surgery using one of the two implant designs (randomly assigned). After surgery, you would attend follow-up visits to let doctors check how well your new knee is working, how much pain you have, and how well you can move. The study will track your recovery over time to compare which implant design gives better results.
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France
Sponsor
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Enrollment target
~90 participants
Started
June 2024
Primary completion
March 2027
Age range
18 Years – 90 Years
Last updated on clinicaltrials.gov in January 2025.
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Central contact
Lise Laclautre
University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
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