Knee device under review: will it stand the test of time?
NCT ID NCT04636190
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how well a specific knee replacement device, the Triathlon All-Polyethylene Tibia, works in people with knee arthritis. Researchers will follow 204 patients who already have the device to see how their knee function and pain change over time. The goal is to check the device's long-term performance and survival.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Triathlon All-Polyethylene Tibia knee device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could confirm that this knee replacement device provides good long-term function and durability for patients with knee arthritis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a randomized trial, so results may be less definitive. The device is already on the market, so this is a post-market check, not a breakthrough.
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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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204 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2033
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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18 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusions: * Patient underwent primary TKA and is currently implanted with the Triathlon All-Polyethylene Tibia as well as compatible Stryker femoral and patellar components with no pending revision or removal. * Patient has signed an IRB-approved, study specific Informed Patient Consent Form. * Patient is a male or non-pregnant female and is 18 years of age or older at the time of study device implantation. * Patient is willing and able to comply with postoperative scheduled clinical and radiographic evaluations. Exclusions: * Patient had an active or suspected latent infection in or about the affected knee joint at time of study device implantation. * Patient had distant foci of infection which could have caused hematogenous spread to the implant site at time of study device implantation. * Patient was skeletally immature at time of study device implantation. * Patient has a mental or neuromuscular disorder which would create an unacceptable risk of prosthesis instability, prosthesis fixation failure, or complications in postoperative care. * Patient's bone stock was compromised by disease, infection, or prior implantation which cannot provide adequate support and/or fixation to the prosthesis. * Patient had severe instability of the knee joint secondary to the absence of collateral ligament integrity and function. * Patient was immunologically suppressed or receiving steroids in excess of normal physiological requirements at the time of surgery (e.g. \> 30 days duration of treatment). * Patient is a prisoner.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27703, United States
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Kaleida Health, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Buffalo General Hospital
Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States
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Michigan Orthopaedic Center
Lansing, Michigan, 48910, United States
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Musculoskeletal Institute, University of Texas Health Austin
Austin, Texas, 78712, United States
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Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists, PC
Syracuse, New York, 13214, United States
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