Knee surgery boosted with bone marrow? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT06893302
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a bone marrow injection to standard knee surgery can improve pain and function for people with cartilage or meniscus injuries. Fifty adults aged 18 to 64 will be randomly assigned to get either the bone marrow injection or a placebo saltwater injection during their procedure. Participants will be followed for a year to track their recovery through questionnaires about pain and daily activities.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. Require a primary knee arthroscopy for a meniscal injury or focal chondral defect (knee debridement or meniscectomy) 2. Have Kellgren-Lawrence grade 0 arthritis 3. Have Outerbridge cartilage grade 2 or lower 4. Ages 18-64 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have previously undergone ipsilateral knee surgery 2. Have Kellegren-Lawrence grade 3 or greater 3. Have received other OrthoBiologics within 3 mo of surgery 4. Have ligament deficiencies 5. Need meniscal repair 6. Need a concomitant osteotomy or other realignment surgery 7. Have used DMARDs within the last three months 8. Have a hx of anemia, bleeding disorders, or inflammatory joint disease (rheumatoid arthritis, infectious arthritis, hemophilic arthropathy, Charcot's knee) 9. Have a hx of metabolic bone disease (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, rickets, osteitis fibrosa cystica, Paget's disease of bone) 10. Patients who are currently pregnant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hospital for Special Surgery
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10021, United States
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