A Nanoscopic Second Look Into the Knee Joint
ConditionMeniscal Tears
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorAngelina Vera MD
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to look at how well different surgeries heal over time in patients that have previously undergone arthroscopic knee interventions. These procedures may include cartilage repair or grafting, meniscus repair or trimming, ligament reconstruction, cartilage smoothing, and treatments such as amniotic tissue or platelet rich plasma (PRP).
Using a very small camera called a nanoarthroscope, doctors will take a "second look" inside the knee after surgery to see how it has healed. These findings will be compared to patient-reported outcomes, such as pain and function scores, as well as images taken during the original surgery.
The goal is to determine whether this second look provides useful information that can help guide recovery and future care.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Adults aged 18 years and older who have undergone or are scheduled to undergo arthroscopic knee intervention.
Eligible procedures include meniscus repair, biocartilage procedures, and other arthroscopic biologic interventions of the knee
Ability to understand and provide informed consent
Agreement to undergo postoperative in-clinic second-look nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee.
Disqualifiers
Refusal to undergo postoperative in-clinic second-look nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee.
Inability to provide informed consent.
Individuals who are not yet adults (infants, children, teenagers).
Pregnant women
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Nanoscopic Arthroscopy of the Knee
Treatment groups
15 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Angelina Vera MD
Lead sponsor
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada
Sponsor institution
Arthrex, Inc.
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov