Status:
COMPLETED
Post-traumatic Arthritis Associated With Joint Injury
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
Conditions:
Arthritis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Arthritis is the nation's most common cause of disability. An estimated 50 million U.S. adults (about 1 in 5) report doctor-diagnosed arthritis. Twenty three million U.S. adults of working age (18-64 ...
Detailed Description
40 patients with a closed unilateral articular fracture of the knee requiring operative treatment will be enrolled over an 18 month period. Tissue samples including synovial fluid from the injured and...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects will be adult patients (over 18 years old)
- Patients must present with a unilateral closed intra-articular fracture of the knee.
Exclusion
- Pre-existing arthritis in the injured or contra-lateral knee,
- Previous total knee replacement
- Active joint infection
- Pathologic fracture
- Active inflammatory arthritis
- Open fracture of the involved knee
- Contra-lateral knee injury
- HIV infection (if previously known)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2012
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2016
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01792791
Start Date
October 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2016
Last Update
December 19 2016
Active Locations (1)
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27707