New knee prosthesis helps bone cancer patients walk again
NCT ID NCT04650594
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how well a special knee replacement (MUTARS) works after removing bone cancer. Nine patients were checked to see if they could lock their new knee and walk actively. The goal was to understand if the prosthesis helps with daily movement and walking.
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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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9 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2021
- 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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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: * Patient with MUTARS® modular reconstruction prostheses following primary or secondary knee bone malignancy with minimal follow-up of one year, * Cardiological follow-up including at least one ECG and a clinical examination of less than 1 year (ability to perform the isokinetic test), * Written informed consent from patient, * Socially insured patient, * Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and study duration. Exclusion Criteria: * \- Underage, * Less than a one-year follow-up after surgery (stability of results is not achieved if follow-up is less than one year), * Meniscal lesion knee healthy side, * Prosthetic surgery of the knee healthy side, * Patient with an unbound fracture, * Patient without cardiological follow-up, * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman, * Inability to receive information, consent and participate in the whole study, * No social insurance cover, * No written consent, * Person under judicial protection or deprived of liberty.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hop Swynghedauw
Lille, 59037, France
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