ACL surgery may need a new aiming point, small study suggests
NCT ID NCT06996145
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether the usual method of placing ACL reconstruction tunnels at the center of the natural ligament attachments actually keeps the new ligament taut (isometric) throughout knee motion. Thirty healthy volunteers had their knees scanned with a special 4D scanner while bending. The goal was to measure how the distance between the attachment points changes, to help design better surgical planning software.
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Study facts
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- 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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteers aged 18 or older * Signed informed consent * Affiliation to a social security system * Negative pregnancy test for women of childbearing age Exclusion Criteria: * Volunteer having already undergone knee ligament reconstruction or having peri- or intra-articular knee fractures * Volunteers for whom ligamentoplasty would not have been the therapeutic option chosen in the event of an ACL rupture * Pregnant woman * Volunteer under guardianship or curators, under the protection of justice or deprived of public law. * Minor volunteer * Contraindication to MRI or scanner
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHRU Amiens
Amiens, 80480, France
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