High-Tech knee surgery aims to make patients forget their joint
NCT ID NCT05863741
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a special navigation system (NextAR) helps surgeons better balance the soft tissues during total knee replacement. The goal is to make the new knee feel more natural so patients can forget about it. About 100 adults with severe knee arthritis will be randomly assigned to receive surgery with or without this system, and their recovery will be compared.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The trial will include two groups of 50 patients in each group. This is based on a power calculation assuming a difference in Forgotten Join Score of greater than 5 points. This calculation allows for a loss to follow-up of 10%. The study will conclude once the patients involved have completed 2 years of follow-up.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * End-stage osteoarthritis of the knee suitable for total knee arthroplasty. * Aged over 18 years. Exclusion Criteria: * Unsuitable for TKR due to chronic infection, medical disease, inability to consent, inability to attend for post-operative follow-up, significant psychiatric issues, substance abuse issues * Previous reconstructive/fracture/arthroplasty surgery on affected knee * Active inflammation arthropathy * Significant extra articular deformity * Morbidly Obese (BMI \>40) * Pregnant women
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fremantle Hospital
RECRUITINGFremantle, Australia
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