Knee surgery in kids: how well does it hold up over years?
NCT ID NCT06257836
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study checks how well a surgery to fix a loose kneecap works in children over 2 to 8 years. It involves 160 kids who had the surgery and compares them to healthy children of the same age and gender. The goal is to see how the knee feels and functions long after the operation.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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 who have undergone MPFL quadriceps surgery as children in the period 2016-2022 at Aarhus University Hospital and have more than 2 years of follow-up. The patients will be 14-23 years old at the time of referral.
- Ages
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14 to 23 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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Inclusion Criteria - Intervention group: * MPFL-reconstruction with Quadriceps tendon graft * Open physis at surgery date * Minimum 2 years Follow up Exclusion Criteria - Intervention group: * More surgeries in index knee * MPFL-r in opposite knee * MPFL revision in index knee Inclusion Criteria - Healthy group: * No knee problems Exclusion Criteria - Healthy group * None * No knee problems
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Division of Sports Trauma, Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 99
Aarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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