New MRI study to watch ACL graft healing over a year
NCT ID NCT07046000
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will use MRI scans to see how a new ACL graft heals over 12 months in 10 people who had ACL reconstruction surgery. Scans are done at several time points to measure changes in the graft. The goal is to better understand normal healing patterns after this common knee surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors know what normal graft healing looks like on MRI, potentially improving recovery monitoring after ACL surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study (10 people) that only observes healing—it does not test a treatment. Results may not apply to everyone, and MRI findings may not predict long-term outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2028
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
Subject who received primary ACL surgery at Houston Methodist Sugar Land.
- Ages
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14 to 50 years
- 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: * ACL tear and reconstruction; no other knee ligaments needing reconstruction * Primary (first-time) ACL tear in the affected knee * ACL injury occurred less than 12 months before ACL reconstruction * Have no contraindications or allergies to the treatment administered * Have current imaging studies (plain radiographs and MRI exams within the past 12 months) of the knee to rule out other etiologic diagnoses * Patient underwent ACL reconstruction with a Bone-Patellar Tendon-Bone (BTB) graft harvested from the same knee (ipsilateral autograft) with the Active Matrix tissue * Able and willing to comply with the post-operative study follow-up schedule Exclusion Criteria: * Prior surgery on the index knee within 12 months of enrollment * Steroid injection into the index knee within 6 weeks of enrollment * Chronic ACL tear whereas the injury occurred more than 12 months ago * Multiligamentous injuries whereas any ligament (MCL, PCL, or PLC) in addition to the ACL needs to be reconstructed * Patient underwent ACL reconstruction with a hamstring tendon, Achilles tendon or quadriceps tendon graft (any graft other than a patellar tendon BTB) * Contraindication to MRI (eg, implanted devices incompatible with MRI). * Chrondral lesion of the knee that requires treatment during ACL reconstruction surgery * History of advanced osteoarthritis of the knee or patella-femoral joint; KL grade III or higher * History of malignant tumor and osseous metastatic disease, * History of chronic pain disorders (i.e., fibromyalgia), * Current substance abuse (drug or alcohol), by the investigator's judgment, * Females who are pregnant, nursing or breastfeeding, or who intend to become pregnant during participation in the study. * Currently participating in, or have been recently exited from (within 30 days from enrollment in this study), or plan to enroll in another clinical study for a bone allograft or drug that may impact participation or outcomes of this study, * Currently involved in any injury litigation or workers compensation claims, * Has a condition, disorder or other factor that, in the investigator's opinion, would interfere with study participation.
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Conditions
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Locations
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Houston Methodist Sugar Land
Sugar Land, Texas, 77479, United States
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