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WITHDRAWN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
Active Locations (1)
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Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1Y 4E9