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Meniscus Root Repair for Meniscus Tears

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Led By Daniel Saris, MD

Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 2 years

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will improve the care for patients with a meniscus root tear by identifying if MRR is an effective treatment and what potential risk factors for poor clinical outcomes there are.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for individuals aged 18-65 with a specific type of knee injury called meniscus root avulsion tear. It's suitable even if they have other ligament injuries or need bone alignment correction. However, it's not for those who are very obese (BMI over 40), have advanced arthritis (Kellgren Lawrence > grade 2), are on worker's compensation, or have certain severe knee conditions noted in pre-op assessments.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

Surgeons in this study will use the transtibial pullout technique to repair meniscus root tears and evaluate its effectiveness. They aim to see if this method can delay arthritis progression in the affected area and identify factors that might predict less favorable outcomes.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

While specific side effects aren't listed here, surgical procedures like the transtibial pullout technique may include risks such as pain at the surgery site, infection, blood clots, and potential damage to nearby nerves or tissues.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 2 years

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 2 years

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in Tegner activity score

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Transtibial pullout techniqueExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Evaluation of the clinical and radiographic outcomes for patients undergoing a meniscus root repair (MRR) using a transtibial pullout technique.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor

3,207 Previous Clinical Trials

3,767,085 Total Patients Enrolled

Daniel Saris, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Media Library

Transtibial pullout technique (Other) Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03037242 — N/A

Meniscus Tears Research Study Groups: Transtibial pullout technique

Meniscus Tears Clinical Trial 2023: Transtibial pullout technique Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03037242 — N/A

Transtibial pullout technique (Other) 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03037242 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are study participants being actively sought for this trial?

"According to clinicaltrials.gov, this particular trial is not currently recruiting participants; the investigation was initially posted on May 1st 2017 and last updated on January 10th 2022. However, there are 14 other studies looking for volunteers at this time."

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Are there any restrictions that would preclude me from participating in this trial?

"This clinical trial is inviting 55 individuals, aged 18 to 65 and diagnosed with lipocalin 1, to participate. In addition, they must have either a meniscus posterior horn root avulsion or full thickness tear within 9 millimeters of the root attachment. Concurrently reconstructed ligaments and malalignment corrected by an osteotomy are also accepted as criteria for participation in this study."

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Does this research project accept individuals who are over 35 years old?

"The entry requirements for this study necessitate that participants must be aged 18 to 65. Those younger and those older have their own trials, with 2 trials open to the former and 7 trials available to the latter."

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Recent research and studies

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineJournal

Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Krych, Aaron J., Richard F. Nauert III, Bryant M. Song, Corey S. Cook, Adam C. Johnson, Patrick A. Smith, and Michael J. Stuart. 2021. “Association Between Transtibial Meniscus Root Repair and Rate of Meniscal Healing and Extrusion on Postoperative Magnetic Resonance Imaging: A Prospective Multicenter Study”. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/23259671211023774.

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports MedicineJournal

Prospective Consecutive Clinical Outcomes After Transtibial Root Repair for Posterior Meniscal Root Tears: A Multicenter Study

Krych, Aaron J., Bryant M. Song, Richard F. Nauert III, Corey S. Cook, Bruce A. Levy, Christopher L. Camp, Michael J. Stuart, and Patrick A. Smith. 2022. “Prospective Consecutive Clinical Outcomes After Transtibial Root Repair for Posterior Meniscal Root Tears: A Multicenter Study”. Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine. SAGE Publications. doi:10.1177/23259671221079794.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Outcomes of Meniscus Root Repair Using a Transtibial Pullout Technique

Daniel B. F. Saris 2017. "Outcomes of Meniscus Root Repair Using a Transtibial Pullout Technique". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03037242.