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Episealer® Knee System IDE Clinical Study

Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Degenerative Lesion of Articular Cartilage of Knee
Interventions
Device: Episealer Knee System
Procedure: Microfracture
Registration Number
NCT04000659
Lead Sponsor
Episurf Medical Inc.
Brief Summary

The study is a randomized, prospective, multicenter, controlled clinical trial of the Episealer Knee System. The Episealer Knee System is intended for subjects with up to two focal femoral knee chondral or osteochondral lesion that is causing pain and/or disability and requires surgical treatment.

Detailed Description

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and clinical effectiveness of the Episealer Knee System (Episealer Trochlea Solo, Episealer Femoral Twin, and Episealer Condyle Solo) compared to microfracture (with or without debridement) in a group of subjects that require repair of up to 2 focal femoral chondral or osteochondral lesions in the knee.

Clinical success will be analyzed via subject reported outcomes to measure function and pain improvements as compared to baseline, incidence of secondary surgical interventions for the treated knee, absence of subsidence or migration through radiographic assessment, and assessment of weight-bearing status.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
13
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Episealer Knee SystemEpisealer Knee SystemThe experimental arm will comprise of subjects that will be treated with the Episealer Knee System.
MicrofractureMicrofractureThe control arm will comprise of subjects that will receive a Microfracture surgery.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of subsidence or migration at 24 months24 Months

This endpoint will examine the incidence of subsidence/migration at 24 months

Incidence of Secondary Surgical Intervention24 Months

This endpoint will examine the incidence of Secondary Surgical Interventions (SSIs) at 24 months

Change in Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Pain Scores24 Months

This endpoint will examine the change in VAS Pain scores at 24 months

Change in the Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Subscores24 Months

This endpoint will examine the change in KOOS subscores at 24 months

Weight bearing status8 weeks

This endpoint will examine the weight bearing status at 8 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in 12-Item Short Form Survey (SF-12) score at all follow-up time points3-weeks, 8-weeks, 6-months, 12-months, and 24-months

This endpoint will examine the change in SF-12 scores at all follow-up time points

Change in VAS Pain score at all follow-up time points3-weeks, 8-weeks, 6-months, 12-months, and 24-months

This endpoint will examine the change in VAS Pain scores at all follow-up time points

Incidence of adverse events and device deficiencies at all follow-up time points3-weeks, 8-weeks, 6-months, 12-months and 24-months

This endpoint will examine the safety via the incidence of adverse events and device deficiencies at all follow-up time points

Incidence of radiographic findings at all follow-up time points8 weeks, 12-months, and 24-months

This endpoint will examine the incidence of radiographic findings at all follow-up time points

Change in the KOOS Subscores at all follow-up time points3-weeks, 8-weeks, 6-months, 12-months, and 24-months

This endpoint will examine the change in KOOS subscores at all follow-up time points

Trial Locations

Locations (13)

Horizon Clinical Research

🇺🇸

La Mesa, California, United States

Physicians Research Group

🇺🇸

Tempe, Arizona, United States

Hackensack University Medical Center

🇺🇸

Hackensack, New Jersey, United States

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Ohio State University

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

North Texas Medical Research Institute

🇺🇸

Dallas, Texas, United States

Helios Clinical Research

🇺🇸

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Universitatsmedizin Berlin Charite

🇩🇪

Berlin, Germany

Orthocentrum Hamburg

🇩🇪

Hamburg, Germany

University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

🇬🇧

Coventry, England, United Kingdom

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Southampton, So16 6yd, United Kingdom

QEII Health Sciences Center

🇨🇦

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Ochsner Sports Medicine Institute

🇺🇸

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

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