Robot-Assisted joint surgery under the microscope: will it help implants last longer?
NCT ID NCT07647354
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 19, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study will follow about 950 people who receive hip or knee replacements using Stryker implants, some with the Mako robotic-arm system and some without. Researchers will track how long the implants last and how well patients feel and function over five years. The goal is to gather real-world data on whether robotic assistance improves outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted System (surgical device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could provide real-world evidence on whether robotic-arm assistance improves implant longevity and patient outcomes after joint replacement.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a controlled trial, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may be influenced by surgeon skill or patient selection, and long-term follow-up may have dropouts.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 950 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2037
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The subject population enrolled within the study is reflective of the anticipated real-world patients who would be appropriate candidates for treatment using Mako SmartRobotics™ applications and indications or manual surgery, depending on the relevant study cohorts
- 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: * The subject is skeletally mature, and ≥ 18 years old. * The Subject has signed and dated an IRB/EC approved, study specific Informed Patient Consent Form (ICF). * The subject is scheduled to undergo manual arthroplasty or Mako Robotic-Arm Assisted Arthroplasty according to IFU. * The subject is willing and able to comply with postoperative scheduled clinical evaluations. Exclusion Criteria: * The subject is not able to express his/her consent as deemed by the investigator. * The subject is not able to fulfill a self-assessment questionnaire or follow-up visits as deemed by the investigator. * The subject is a prisoner. * Per surgeon discretion the subject is not a candidate for the study. * The subject is pregnant or breastfeeding.
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cleveland Clinic
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Mayo Clinic (Jacksonville)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGJacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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NYU Langone Orthopedic Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10003, United States
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Robotic Joint Replacement Institute - Ortho Rhode Island
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWakefield, Rhode Island, 02879, United States
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UofL Health
RECRUITINGLouisville, Kentucky, 40202, United States
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