Status:

WITHDRAWN

Joint Stiffness Following Knee Replacement Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

Conditions:

Joint Contracture

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

Our primary research question is to find out whether there is a genetic component to the development of joint contractures following knee surgery, through the application of lab techniques.

Detailed Description

After total knee replacement surgery, some people develop joint stiffness, which is also called a joint contracture. Contractures cause the envelope of the knee (called the capsule) to stiffen and bec...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • knee contractures post arthroplasty scheduled for arthrotomy with debridement of capsular tissue Controls will be patients scheduled for arthrotomy with debridement of capsular tissue for the other reasons(primary knee arthroplasty, ORIF of the knee secondary to trauma, ACL repair, amputation, elective joint arthroplasty with capsuloplasty etc.)
  • Exclusion:
  • transmissible disease (HIV, Hep B,C)
  • confirmed or suspected neoplasia
  • suspected infection

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    December 1 2006

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2015

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00664651

    Start Date

    December 1 2006

    End Date

    April 1 2015

    Last Update

    April 23 2015

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    Ottawa Hospital Research Institute

    Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9