Lesion of the Medial Meniscus Clinical Trial
Official title:
3D-gait Analysis in Patients With Medial Meniscus Repair vs. Partial Meniscectomy
| NCT number | NCT02474004 |
| Other study ID # | GAIT-Men1 |
| Secondary ID | |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Phase | N/A |
| First received | June 4, 2015 |
| Last updated | July 16, 2016 |
| Start date | February 2012 |
In the past it was shown, that medial partial meniscectomy (MPM) leads to an increase of the
knee adduction moment (KAM) during walking. Other researches found out that an increase of
the KAM is an important factor contributing to degeneration joint disease of the knee
(osteoarthritis). Today, medial menicus repair (MMR) is favoured by many knee surgeons,
because preserving as much of the meniscus as possible is assumed to delay degenerative
joint disease.
The investigators hypothesize significant differences in knee adduction moments between
patients treated with partial medial meniscectomy vs. patients treated with medial meniscus
repair (hypothesis 1; major hypothesis). Additionally, it is hypothesized that: the
mentioned groups differ with respect to other kinetic and kinematic key parameters of gait
(hypothesis 2) and that the knee adduction moment correlates with the clinical outcome as
determined by a typical knee score (hypothesis 3).
| Status | Recruiting |
| Enrollment | 30 |
| Est. completion date | |
| Est. primary completion date | February 2017 |
| Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
| Gender | Both |
| Age group | 10 Years to 60 Years |
| Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: patients with traumatic medial meniscus lesions scheduled for meniscal
repair or resection Exclusion Criteria: - previous or current diseases of the back and the other joints of the lower limbs - any form of inflammatory arthritis - diabetes - neurological disorders - other conditions that may affect gait |
Allocation: Non-Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Basic Science
| Country | Name | City | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | Innsbruck Medical University, Dept. Orthop. Surgery | Innsbruck | Tyrol |
| Austria | Sportsclinic Austria | Innsbruck | Tyrol |
| Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
|---|---|
| Michael Liebensteiner |
Austria,
| Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | KOOS | knee specific patient-reported outcome measurement | 6 months post | No |
| Primary | knee adduction moment [Nm/kg] | a parameter of gait analysis | once after 6 months | No |
| Secondary | set of kinetic, kinematic and temporospatial gait parameters | other gait parameters | once after 6 months | No |