Knee cartilage repair: Lab-Grown cells vs. surgery – which works better?
NCT ID NCT02524509
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a treatment called Chondron, which uses a person's own cartilage cells grown in a lab, against a standard surgery called microfracture for knee cartilage damage. 21 adults who had either treatment at least 2 years ago were compared. The goal was to see which approach better improves knee function and reduces pain.
This is an AI summary of the original study and may miss details. Read our disclaimer.
Get updates
Get notified about this study
Sign up to get updates when this study changes or when new studies for ARTICULAR CARTILAGE DISORDER OF KNEE are added.
By submitting, you agree to our Terms of use
Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
-
Inha University Medical School Hospital
Incheon, Inchoen, South Korea
More trials for these conditions
Other studies related to the condition(s) this trial covers.
- New cartilage patch could help teens with knee damage avoid Long-Term pain
- Ankle cartilage repair therapy trial halted early
- Collagen patch boosts ankle cartilage repair in new trial
- Stem cells from umbilical cord blood tested to repair knee cartilage
- New knee cartilage repair method shows promise in clinical trial
- New scaffold implant shows promise for damaged knee cartilage