New cementless knee implant put to the test for Long-Term stability
NCT ID NCT06189872
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows 30 people with knee osteoarthritis who receive a cementless total knee replacement. Researchers use special X-ray techniques to measure how much the implant moves over two years. The goal is to see if the implant stays firmly in place, which could mean better outcomes and fewer repeat surgeries.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Attune Cementless total knee replacement system (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that the cementless knee implant is stable and durable, potentially leading to better long-term function and fewer revision surgeries for people with knee osteoarthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 30 participants and no comparison group. The results may not apply to all patients, and the implant could still loosen or cause complications over time.
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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 30 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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Jun 2027
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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21 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee indicating primary total knee arthroplasty * Patients aged 21 years or older * Sufficient ligamentous function to warrant retention of the posterior cruciate ligament * Patients willing and able to comply with follow-up requirements and self-evaluations * Ability to give informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Active or prior infection of ipsilateral extremity * Medical condition precluding major surgery * Inflammatory arthropathy * Posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) deficiency * Major coronal plane deformity * Conditions that are cautioned against or contraindicated, as listed in the product monograph and/or instruction for use * Bone defects requiring augments, cones and/or stemmed implants
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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Nova Scotia Health - Orthopedic
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2E1, Canada
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Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
Winnipeg, Manitoba, R2K 2M9, Canada
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