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Subchondroplasty Procedure in Patients With Bone Marrow Lesions

Completed
Conditions
Bone Marrow Lesions
Bone Marrow Edema
Interventions
Device: Subchondroplasty Procedure
Registration Number
NCT03430219
Lead Sponsor
Zimmer Biomet
Brief Summary

This is a prospective, multi-center, post-market data collection study intended to collect data on the short- and long-term safety and performance of the SCP Procedure.

Detailed Description

Patients with symptomatic BML(s) of the knee(s) who qualify for a SCP Procedure will be invited to participate. This study will enroll up to 95 patients across 4 investigative centers in Europe over a period of 12 months. The maximum study duration is expected to be 6 years.

Follow-up assessments will be conducted at 1 month, 3, 6, 12-months and 24-months post injection; and subjects will be asked questions regarding their pain and functioning to further understand long-term outcomes.

For all subjects at selected centers, a long standing X-ray and MRI at screening and either at 12 months or 24 months will be obtained.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
93
Inclusion Criteria
  • At least 18 years of age at time of screening

  • Patient with BML(s) in one or both knees, as diagnosed by the treating physician, willing and eligible to undergo the SCP Procedure

  • One or more BML(s) of the tibial plateau and/or femoral condyle extending to the articular surface of the joint confirmed on T2 weighted fat-suppressed or fat-suppressed Proton Density MR Imaging by presence of white signal

  • Patient's index knee alignment, which is defined radiographically, must be one of the following: Neutral, 6 degree mechanical varus, or 6 degree mechanical valgus

  • Patient is refractory to conservative non-surgical management of BML:

    • Having failed 2 or more of the following: hyaluronic acid (HA) injection, corticosteroid injection, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), physical therapy, bracing, or minimal surgical intervention (e.g. arthroscopy, debridement/chondroplasty, and/or loose body removal)
    • and diagnosis of BML is more than 3 months of the study treatment
  • Willing and able to comply with the study procedures

  • Signed an informed consent form approved by independent ethics committee (IEC)

Exclusion Criteria
  • Existing acute or chronic infections at the surgical site

  • Bone in the index knee is non-viable or not capable of supporting and anchoring the implant.

  • Known systemic disorders or any systemic inflammatory condition (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)

  • Acute traumatic injuries with open wounds close to the bone defect which are likely to become infected

  • Known metabolic bone disease, including disorders in calcium metabolism

  • Known immunologic abnormalities, including inflammatory bone disease

  • Has a history of any invasive malignancy (except non-melanoma skin cancer), unless treated with curative intent and with no clinical signs or symptoms of the malignancy for 5 years

  • Diagnosis of patella-femoral joint OA and/or primarily patella-femoral symptoms

  • BML caused by acute trauma less than 3 months prior to enrollment

  • Clinical and/or radiographic disease diagnosis of the index knee that includes any of the following:

    • Kellgren-Lawrence grade 4 Osteoarthritis (OA)
    • BML located at anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)/ posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) insertion
  • Any major or cartilage repair or alignment surgery (i.e. osteotomy, autograft, scaffold, marrow stimulation, debridement, all cell-based therapies, etc.) of the index knee within 12 months prior to enrollment

  • Pregnant at time of injection

  • Lactating at time of injection

  • Use of any investigational drug or device within 30 days prior to enrollment

  • Use of any investigational biologics within 30 days prior to enrollment

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Subchondroplasty ProcedureSubchondroplasty ProcedureThe SCP Procedure targets and fills bone defects with AccuFill bone substitute material utilizing an arthroscopic / percutaneous approach
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) pain subscale12 months

Change in pain following SCP Procedure as measured by the KOOS pain subscale. The KOOS is a validated instrument which measures knee pain and function using five subscales: pain, symptoms, function in daily living, function in sport and recreation, and quality of life. The instrument consists of 42 standardized questions each having 5 point Likert response scale.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
MRI BML type12 months

MRI evaluation of Bone Marrow Lesion Type

Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)2 year

Change in KOOS pain and function subscales and overall scores. The KOOS is a validated instrument which measures knee pain and function using five subscales: pain, symptoms, function in daily living, function in sport and recreation, and quality of life. The instrument consists of 42 standardized questions each having 5 point Likert response scale.

Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) pain scale2 year

Change in pain as measured by NRS pain scale. The NRS is a validated measure of knee pain. The NRS is an 11 point Likert type scale anchored by 0 "no pain" and 10 "worst possible pain". Subjects rate their average pain over the last week

EuroQol-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D)2 year

Change in quality of life as measured by EQ-5D. The EQ-5D is a validated instrument that assesses an individual's current health status and heath related quality of life. The EQ-5D-5L descriptive component assesses five dimensions:

mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression over five levels of severity

Heath care utilization Questionnaire2 year

Healthcare utilization for each subject will be recorded via a not validated questionnaire to capture information about any treatments, therapies, specialists, etc. utilized for pain or symptom relief following study treatment and follow-up.

Occurrence of Revisions2 year

Occurrence of subjects that require revision on the index knee from initial SCP Procedure.

MRI location of injectate12 months

MRI evaluation of Location of Injectate.

Subject global satisfaction Questionnaire2 year

The subject global satisfaction is concerned with determining patient-related factors such as patients' satisfaction with treatment, and experienced health outcomes. The questionnaire uses a not validated 11 point scale anchored by 0 "totally dissatisfied" and 10 "extremely satisfied".

Occurrence of Re-operations2 year

Occurrence of subjects that require any re-operation on the index knee from initial SCP Procedure.

Time to Re-operations2 year

Time from initial SCP Procedure to any re-operation

Time to Revisions2 year

Time from initial SCP Procedure to revisions

X-ray12 months

X-ray evaluation of alignment, joint space narrowing, osteophyte and cyst formation and subchondral sclerosis

MRI BML lesion size12 months

MRI evaluation of Bone Marrow Lesion Size

MRI Intraosseous vascularity12 months

MRI evaluation of Intraosseous Vascularity

Adverse Events2 year

Occurrence of Adverse Events

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

Universitaetsklinikum Regensburg

🇩🇪

Regensburg, Germany

Maastricht UMC

🇳🇱

Maastricht, Netherlands

Istituto Clinico Humanitas

🇮🇹

Rozzano (MI), Italy

Harrogate & District NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

🇬🇧

Leeds, United Kingdom

Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron

🇪🇸

Barcelona, Spain

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS

🇬🇧

Cheltenham, United Kingdom

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