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NOVOCART®3D for Treatment of Articular Cartilage of the Knee

Phase 3
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Articular Cartilage of the Femoral Condyle Between 2-6cm2
Interventions
Procedure: Microfracture
Biological: NOVOCART 3D
Registration Number
NCT01957722
Lead Sponsor
Aesculap Biologics, LLC
Brief Summary

This study is to compare NOVOCART 3D relative to Microfracture for the treatment of knee cartilage defects. Efficacy will be evaluated by both pain and function. Safety will also be evaluated.

Detailed Description

Subjects with articular knee defects will be randomized to receive either Microfracture or NOVOCART 3D. Subjects will be followed for five years in total and will be evaluated for safety and efficacy.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
233
Inclusion Criteria
  • Greater than 18 years old
  • Isolated articular cartilage lesions on the femoral condyle 2-6 cm2
  • Minimum score on the KOOS questionnaire
Exclusion Criteria
  • Instability of the knee joint
  • Arthritis
  • Autoimmune disease
  • Immune suppression
  • Prior surgical treatment using mosaicplasty, autologous chondrocyte implantation and/or microfracture (debridement and lavage are acceptable beyond three months from baseline)
  • Bone disease
  • Any degenerative muscular, connective tissue or neurological condition or other disease process that would interfere with healing or the evaluation of outcome measures.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MicrofractureMicrofractureconsidered a typical treatment for articular cartilage repair
NOVOCART 3DNOVOCART 3DScaffold assisted autologous chondrocyte Implant
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) - Pain Subdomain24 months post treatment

As measured by a change in KOOS (pain subdomain) score at 24 months from baseline

Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) - Function Subdomain24 months post treatment

As measured by a change in KOOS score (activity of daily living subdomain) at 24 months from baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (35)

Grossmont Orthopaedic Medical Group

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La Mesa, California, United States

UCLA

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Los Angeles, California, United States

Stanford Medicine

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Redwood, California, United States

Cu Sports Medicine

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Denver, Colorado, United States

Yampa Valley Medical Center

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Steamboat Springs, Colorado, United States

Tenet Florida Physician Services

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States

Paley Orthopedic and Spine Institute

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States

Saint Alphonsus Medical Group

🇺🇸

Meridian, Idaho, United States

Rush University Medical Center

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Chicago, Illinois, United States

Northshore University Health System

🇺🇸

Evanston, Illinois, United States

University of Kentucky

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Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Ochsner Health System

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New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

University of Michigan

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Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Tria Orthopaedic Center

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Bloomington, Minnesota, United States

Mayo Clinic

🇺🇸

Rochester, Minnesota, United States

University of Missouri Healthcare

🇺🇸

Columbia, Missouri, United States

Mount Sinai Faculty Practice Associates

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New York, New York, United States

Plancher Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

Long Island Bone and Joint Llp

🇺🇸

Port Jefferson, New York, United States

Ohio State University Sports Medicine

🇺🇸

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Tulsa Bone and Joint Associates

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Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

St. Luke'S University Health Network

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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

Penn State Hershey Medical Center

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Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

Temple University Hospital

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Allegheny - Singer Research Institute

🇺🇸

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

Clinical Research Solutions

🇺🇸

Jackson, Tennessee, United States

Alpine Orthopaedics

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North Logan, Utah, United States

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

The Orthopaedic Center of Central Virginia Inc

🇺🇸

Lynchburg, Virginia, United States

Advanced Orthopaedics

🇺🇸

Richmond, Virginia, United States

University of Alberta

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Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Simon Fraser Orthopaedic Fund

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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada

Dalhousie University

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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

St. Josephs Healthcare Hamilton

🇨🇦

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Lawson Health Research Institute

🇨🇦

London, Ontario, Canada

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