Knee cartilage repair under the microscope: new study tracks Real-World results
NCT ID NCT03908931
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 130 adults who had knee cartilage repair surgery to see how their knee function and MRI scans look afterward. Researchers want to collect more data on what happens after these surgeries, since there isn't much information available. Participants will have regular check-ups and MRI scans to track their recovery.
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 study could provide clearer guidance on which cartilage repair techniques work best for knee defects.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It will not test a new therapy, only gather data on existing procedures.
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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 130 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2035
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: * cartilaginous reconstruction by autologous transplant or collagenous chondro-inducing knee matrix * \> 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Other cartilaginous reconstruction techniques, * other than knee joint
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH de Versailles
RECRUITINGLe Chesnay, France
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