Robot-Assisted knee surgery gets a Real-Time tweak: new study tests flexibility
NCT ID NCT05966519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a surgical robot (ROSA Knee) can help surgeons adjust their knee replacement plan during the operation based on the condition of the patient's soft tissues. About 80 adults with knee arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis will take part and be followed for 2 years. The goal is to see if the robot allows for more personalized and precise surgery, which may improve pain, movement, and quality of life.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2029
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 study population will comprise of males and females who require primary total knee arthroplasty and satisfy the inclusion/exclusion criteria outlined in this section of the protocol. In order to avoid potential selection bias, each Investigator will offer study participation to each consecutive eligible patient presenting as a candidate for primary total knee arthroplasty using the commercially available Zimmer Biomet total knee systems. Eligible candidates who express interest in study participation will be offered Informed Consent.
- Ages
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20 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 20 years and over * Skeletally matured * Decision to have Total Knee Arthroplasty with ROSA Knee System being made independently and prior to recruitment into study * Willing and able to complete scheduled follow-up evaluations as described in the study protocol * Has participated in the informed consent process and is willing and able to sign an Institutional Review Board (IRB)/Ethics Committee (EC) approved informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Has serious bone defect(s), which require(s) metallic augment, synthetic bone or allograft * Is septic, has an active infection or has osteomyelitis at the affected joint * Has vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy at the implant site or neuromuscular disease which might jeopardize the outcome of the surgery * Has any concomitant disease which is likely to jeopardize the functioning or success of the implant * Is known to be pregnant * Is a prisoner, known alcohol or drug abuser or mentally incompetent or unable to understand what participation in this study entails * Has a known sensitivity or allergy to one or more of the implanted materials
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Kyushu University Hospital
RECRUITINGFukuoka, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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