T2* mapping of knee articular cartilage in response to mechanical loading during skiing: comparison of a conventional ski binding and the suspended binding ACTRI F.

Phase 4

• Conditions: M23.9; Internal derangement of knee, unspecified

• Registration Number: DRKS00012519
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Diagnostische und Interventionelle Radiologie des Universitätsklinikums Ulm

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-06-08
• Study Completion: 2018-04-30
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 4

Inclusion Criteria

age > 18 years
experienced skiers
no history of knee surgery, knee pain or preexisting knee damage
written consent of participants

Exclusion Criteria

age < 18 years
incapacitation
undergone knee surgery
history of knee pain or preexisting knee damage
common contraindications for mri examination (e.g. cardiac pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, insulin pump, implanted magnetic clips, cochlear implant, pregnancy, permanent make up, large tattoos)
instable medical condition making a mri examination impossible
claustrophobia

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes of T2*-relaxation times in knee cartilage (femoropatellar und femorotibial) between baseline before skiing and during/after skiing

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Differences of the T2*-relaxation times between a regular ski binding system and ACTRI F. <br><br>Changes ot thickness of cartilage layer during skiing and correlation of cartilage thickness with T2*-values.