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Plastic vs. metal: new knee implant trial aims for better replacement

NCT ID NCT06627673

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares a new plastic (PEEK) knee implant to a standard metal one in 200 people with severe knee osteoarthritis who need total knee replacement. The goal is to see if the plastic implant works just as well as metal in terms of pain relief, movement, and safety. Participants will be followed for several years to track outcomes.

What this could mean

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Active substance
PEEK-OPTIMA femoral component (a plastic knee implant)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a lighter, potentially longer-lasting alternative to metal knee implants for people needing total knee replacement.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage device trial with only 200 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The new plastic implant could wear out faster or cause unexpected complications compared to metal.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 200 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Mar 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Male and female subjects 18 years of age or older. * Subjects with a primary diagnosis of end-stage symptomatic unilateral primary knee osteoarthritis. * Subjects with a pre-operative Knee Society Score (KSS) Knee score of \>25 and \<75. * Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, can understand this clinical investigation, co-operate with the investigational procedures and are willing to return to the hospital for all the required post-operative follow-ups. * Subjects who can give voluntary, written informed consent to participate in this clinical investigation and from whom consent has been obtained. Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects who, in the opinion of the Investigator, have an existing condition that would compromise their participation and follow-up in this clinical investigation. * Subjects who are known drug or alcohol abusers or with psychological disorders that could affect follow-up care or treatment outcomes. * Subjects who have participated in a clinical study with an investigational product in the last 6 months. * Subjects with other significant disabling problems from the muscular-skeletal system other than in the knees (i.e.: muscular dystrophy, polio, neuropathic joints). * Subjects with known osteoporosis and/or previous history of fracture related to osteoporosis. * Subjects with a current or active history of malignancy, active or suspected infection, Paget's disease, renal osteodystrophy, immunologically suppressed, rheumatoid arthritis, sickle cell anemia, and systemic lupus erythematosus. * Subjects defined by the Investigator as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Grade III or IV. * Subjects who have a neuromuscular or neurosensory deficit. * Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating. * Subjects with an anatomical limb alignment of above 20 degrees varus or valgus. * Subjects with primary or secondary diagnosis of inflammatory or traumatic arthritis. * Subjects with a fixed flexion deformity of over 20 degrees. * Subjects with recurvatum (definition: hyperextension ≥ 5 degrees). * Subjects who have previously undergone surgery on the indicated knee including total knee arthroplasty, patellofemoral arthroplasty, or unicondylar knee arthroplasty, high tibial osteotomy, ligament reconstruction, fusion, open reduction and internal fixation. * Subjects that have undergone, or scheduled to undergo, contralateral total knee arthroplasty or unicondylar knee arthroplasty within ±1 year from the study surgical procedure. * Evidence of active or suspected (systemic or local) infection at time of surgery.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ascentis

    RECRUITING

    Leawood, Kansas, 66211, United States

  • South Texas Bone and Joint

    RECRUITING

    San Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States

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