One surgery to fix two knee problems? pilot study tests combo approach
NCT ID NCT07377669
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study looks at combining two knee surgeries into one: a partial knee replacement and an ACL repair. It aims to see if doing both at the same time is safe and effective for people with knee arthritis and a torn ACL. The study will collect data from 15 patients to measure knee function and quality of life after the combined procedure.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 15 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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
Patients affected by monocompartimental knee arthosis and ACL complete lesion in the same knee who underwent simoultaneous one stage ACLr + UKA
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- 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: * monocompartimental knee arthrosis and ACL complete lesion * High functional request * Follow up \>12 m * Complete clinical and radiographic documentation * Patients who accepted to partecipate to the study * Patients who did non underwent surgical procedures in the controlateral knee Exclusion Criteria: * two stage surgeries (UKA and ACLr) * patients affected by neuromuscolar disorders, or psychomotor disorders * further knee ligamentous associated lesions * revision surgery * low functional request due to comorbilities
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Bologna, 40127, Italy
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