AI could revolutionize knee replacements by predicting recovery
NCT ID NCT06634654
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to see if artificial intelligence can use a patient's genetics, biomechanics, and psychology to predict how well they will recover after total knee replacement. Researchers will enroll 197 adults with severe knee osteoarthritis and follow them for a year. The goal is to personalize surgical techniques and rehabilitation for better outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more personalized knee replacement surgeries, improving recovery and long-term outcomes for patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage observational study, not testing a new treatment. The AI models may not accurately predict outcomes, and results may not apply to all patients.
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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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About 197 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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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: 1. Symptomatic, end-stage knee osteoarthritis 2. Ligaments functionally intact 3. Age: older than18 years old Exclusion Criteria: 1. Neurological or other conditions affecting patients ability to join walking trials 2. Inflammatory or infectious arthritis 3. Previous articular fracture or knee surgery (excluding knee arthroscopy and meniscal surgery) 4. Active tumors or pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico
RECRUITINGRome, Italy, 00128, Italy
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