Robot-Assisted knee surgery may outperform traditional methods
NCT ID NCT07212296
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compared robotic-assisted total knee replacement to the conventional technique in 95 patients with knee arthritis. The goal was to see if robotic surgery leads to better knee function, less pain, and higher satisfaction two years after the operation. Researchers also checked whether robotic surgery takes longer or causes more complications.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Robotic-assisted total knee replacement procedure
- What this could lead to
- If robotic-assisted knee replacement proves better, it could become the new standard, offering patients better function and satisfaction after surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with only 95 participants. Results may not apply to everyone, and robotic surgery may not be widely available or cost-effective.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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95 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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54 to 85 years
- 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: * Patients with knee arthropaty recquiring TKR Exclusion Criteria: * Cognitive disease * Deformity greater than 15º of varus or 10º of valgus * Postraumatic arthritis * Inflamatory disease * Other than "Persona PS" implant design * Previus surgery
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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
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Hospital de Terrassa - Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
Terrassa, Barcelona, 08227, Spain
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