New knee implant aims to ease arthritis pain without major surgery
NCT ID NCT06843980
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 15, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests a device called the MISHA Knee System, a small implant placed under the skin near the knee to absorb shock and reduce pain from medial knee osteoarthritis. Researchers will compare it to non-surgical treatments like physical therapy and medication in 100 adults who haven't found relief. The goal is to see if the implant improves pain and knee function after 6 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- MISHA Knee System (a knee implant that absorbs shock to reduce pressure on the inner knee)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option for people with knee osteoarthritis who haven't found relief from non-surgical treatments, potentially reducing pain and improving function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early head-to-head study with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The implant requires surgery, which carries risks like infection or device issues.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2030
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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Activity exacerbated knee pain isolated to the medial compartment and not global in nature 2. WOMAC pain ≥ 40 3. Failed to find relief in non-surgical treatment modalities Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Large medial osteophyte(s) or considerable extruded meniscus that may interfere with the placement or function of the device 2. Poor bone quality (e.g., bony erosion, osteopenia, osteoporosis) 3. Ligamentous instability 4. Active or recent knee infection 5. Inflammatory joint disease, including sequelae of viral infections 6. Suspected or documented allergy or hypersensitivity to cobalt, chromium, nickel or other metals 7. History of keloid, hypertrophic or contracture scaring 8. Propensity for restrictive scar formation or adhesions with prior procedures
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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
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Genesis Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
RECRUITINGOak Brook, Illinois, 60523, United States
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NYU Langone Health
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10016, United States
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Ohio State Jameson Crane Sports Medicine Institute
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43202, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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Scripps Clinic Jefferson
RECRUITINGOceanside, California, 92054, United States
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Sutter Health
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95816, United States
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UC Davis Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
TERMINATEDDavis, California, 95816, United States
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UT Health San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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