Knee OCD study seeks best treatment path
NCT ID NCT07439107
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at 254 people with a knee condition where a piece of bone and cartilage starts to crack and loosen. Researchers are observing how well different standard treatments—like rest or surgery—work over two years. The goal is to learn which approach leads to better knee healing and function.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 254 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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.
Who is studied
This study aims to establish a two-way cohort for the treatment of osteochondritis dissecans (OCD) of the knee joint. The target population consists of patients with knee OCD who have been diagnosed through clinical and imaging (MRI) examinations and are treated at the Department of Sports Medicine of Peking University Third Hospital. The age range is from 6 years old to 40 years old (inclusive).
- Ages
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6 to 40 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans of the knee; * No participation in any other clinical trial within the past 3 months; * Voluntary participation, provision of signed informed consent, and ability to comply with the clinical follow-up schedule. Exclusion Criteria: * Regular use of sedatives, hypnotics, anxiolytics, or other addictive substances; * Presence of severe primary diseases in the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic systems, or psychiatric disorders; * Inability or unwillingness to undergo prolonged and intensive postoperative rehabilitation; * Females who are planning pregnancy within the next 12 months, or who are currently breastfeeding or pregnant; * Individuals with specific beliefs or restrictions that preclude the use of medical devices derived from porcine sources (as some grafts/devices are porcine-derived); * Contraindications to Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) examination; * Individuals with psychiatric disorders impairing decision-making capacity, or any other condition deemed by the investigator to make participation inadvisable.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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