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Patient Outcomes With Robotic-Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

This is a post-market multicentre study that has been implemented to confirm safety and performance of cemented CR/UC and PS Apex Knee implants in primary or revision Robotic Assisted Total Knee Arthroplasty up to 10-year follow up.

RECRUITING
Swelling Management After Knee Replacement
Description

To determine if inelastic adjustable compression garment results in improved surgical limb swelling control (bioimpedance assessment - primary outcome) after TKA compared to control (TED hose).

COMPLETED
Impact of Component Design and Fixation in Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The purpose of this study is to determine implant design and determine if method of fixation cemented versus cementless results in different bone loss patterns. The investigators also want to determine if clinical outcomes correlate with bone density changes.

COMPLETED
Zip® Surgical Skin Closure Device vs. Staples for Skin Closure in Subjects Having Undergone Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty
Description

Study designed to compare the Zip Surgical Skin Closure device vs. conventional staples for wound closure following bi lateral knee replacement surgery.

TERMINATED
ChloraPrep Versus Betadine for Elective Knee Replacement Surgery
Description

This study will enroll patients who will be receiving primary total knee replacements. Subjects will be randomized into two groups: Betadine surgical scrub preparation and ChloraPrep preparation prior to total knee replacements. Study hypothesis: When used as a surgical scrub preparation prior to primary total knee arthroplasties, ChloraPrep (2% chlorhexadine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol) is superior to Betadine (10% povidone iodine) in reducing incision site bacterial colony counts.

COMPLETED
Abaloparatide Before Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The investigator hypothesizes that treating osteoporotic patients with abaloparatide prior to and after total knee arthroplasty will significantly reduce the amount of bone loss.

COMPLETED
Self-adherent Absorbent Silver Dressing in Adults After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The overall rationale for this investigation is to evaluate the clinical performance potential for Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag in the ability to minimize the risk of skin related post-operative wound complications such as blistering, maceration and redness at the incision and surrounding skin.

RECRUITING
HealthEast Community Hip and Knee Replacement Registry
Description

HealthEast Care System began the first community-based joint replacement registry (HJRR) in the U.S. in 1991, and now has more than 30,000 total joints registered. The purpose of the HJRR is to maintain and improve the care of individuals undergoing joint replacement surgery by providing timely information to their surgeons and the broader orthopaedic community. As it moves into the third decade, the HJRR is proud of its role in the development of the national American Joint Replacement Registry (AJRR) and will remain an important contributor to the larger national effort in the advancement of orthopaedic science.

Conditions
COMPLETED
Comparison of Surgical Time and Efficiency of Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

This study is designed to compare the surgical efficiency of TruMatch® Personalized Solutions surgical technique compared to conventional surgical technique. Specifically, the purpose of this study is to collect time data to enhance the existing economic model.

COMPLETED
Alignment Comparison Between TruMatch™ Personalized Solutions and Conventional Total Knee Replacement Instrumentation
Description

This investigation is intended to provide clinical information about alignment using TruMatch™ and to compare the results to a conventional total knee replacement. TruMatch™ will be compared to a historical control study, which compares alignment results of computer aided surgery (CAS) and conventional surgical techniques. The purpose of this investigation is to determine whether TruMatch™ alignment is non-inferior to alignment achieved with conventional instrumentation. This investigation will compare long leg alignment in total knee replacement achieved by the two types of procedures. Radiographic analysis will be performed by the same independent radiographic reviewer as the historical control study.

COMPLETED
Novel Strategies for Personalized Clinical Decisions in Knee Arthroplasty
Description

This study will compare the postoperative recovery of two patient cohorts who attended outpatient physical therapy at two clinics in the Greenville, South Carolina area. The Usual Care cohort received care according to each clinic's pre-existing care guidelines. The CDS Cohort received care informed by a new clinical decision support (CDS) tool.

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Cemented vs. Cementless Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The primary study objective is to evaluate a cementless partial knee system that has a modular 3-D printed porous metal tibial component and a cemented partial knee system. The hypothesis is that at minimum 2-year follow-up, fixed bearing medial partial knee replacements using cementless and cemented fixation will demonstrate no differences in clinical outcome.

WITHDRAWN
Xperience™ vs Normal Saline Irrigation Solution for Decreasing Bioburden After Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Xperience, a no rinse antimicrobial solution, on joint infection rates in patients undergoing total hip (THA) and total knee (TKA) arthoplasty surgery.

COMPLETED
Study to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of REAL INTELLIGENCE™ CORI™ in Knee Arthroplasty Procedures
Description

Background: REAL INTELLIGENCE™ CORI™ (CORI Robotics) is a computer-assisted orthopaedic surgical navigation and burring system. CORI Robotics is designed to help surgeons in planning and executing certain types of knee surgery involving bone preparation. These types of surgery are called 'unicondylar knee arthroplasty' (UKA) and 'total knee arthroplasty' (TKA). Purpose: This study is being carried out to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the CORI Robotics. The data collected will be used to meet the post-market clinical follow-up requirement in Europe and to support claims and publications. Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the use of CORI Robotics in UKA and TKA procedures in achieving post-operative leg alignment to check that the results of the operation are similar to what the surgeon originally planned. Research participants / locations: Research participants will be recruited from up to 8 sites in 4 countries globally (UK, US, Germany and India).

WITHDRAWN
Adductor Canal Vs Adductor Canal Plus SPANK Block for Postoperative Pain in Knee Arthroplasty Surgery
Description

This study will prospectively investigate the efficacy of Adductor canal block with periarticular infiltration Vs Adductor canal block, Periarticluar infiltration and Sensory posterior articular nerve of the knee block in patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty. The study will aid in answering question whether SPANK block is an effective adjunct in preventing posterior knee pain without causing motor blockade.

RECRUITING
Knee Arthroplasty Activity Trial
Description

Total knee replacement (TKR) is a common and costly procedure widely used to relieve pain and improve function in patients with symptomatic advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA). As of 2013, the annual incidence of TKR was over 680,000 surgeries and annual costs exceeded $11 billion. Growing evidence suggests that while pain and functional status improve following TKR, physical activity (PA) typically does not surpass pre-TKR levels. Engagement in PA can meaningfully improve quality of life (QoL), pain, and function. Given the large investment in TKR, the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of TKR could be substantially increased if TKR recipients became more physically active. The Knee Arthroplasty Activity Trial (KArAT) is a randomized controlled trial and participants will be randomly assigned to one of three arms. Participants across all arms will receive usual post-operative care for TKR surgery. Participants in the first arm will complete basic study activities, such as responding to surveys and attending two in-person clinic visits. Participants in the second arm will do the same and also receive a wrist-based physical activity tracker intervention. Participants in the third arm will receive a telephonic active coaching (motivational interviewing) and financial incentives (for reaching physical activity goals) (TAC(MI)+FI) based intervention, as well as a wrist-based physical activity tracker intervention. The second and third arms will be eligible to receive lottery-based financial rewards for wearing a wrist-worn activity tracker for twenty-four months during the study.

COMPLETED
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of GRF6021 on Postoperative Recovery Following Primary Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Description

This study will evaluate the safety, tolerability and effect of GRF6021 on clinical recovery parameters in participants undergoing primary hip or knee arthroplasty.

UNKNOWN
Genicular Radiofrequency Ablation for Unilateral Knee Arthroplasty Pain Management
Description

Three primary reasons prolong hospital stays following unilateral knee arthroplasty. Pain is the primary reason followed by opioid drowsiness and nausea/vomiting side effects. Standard genicular radiofrequency ablation (t-RFA) has been effective pain management for non-operative knee pain associated with osteoarthritis. Additionally, cooled radiofrequency ablation (C-RFA), is now available for knee pain management. Both t-RFA and C-RFA offer minimally invasive, non-surgical, non-opioid pain relief options following surgery. The study will perform a double-blinded, parallel grouped, placebo-controlled randomized study to compare three pain management paradigms involving preoperative genicular C-RFA, t-RFA, and control placebo/sham. The aim of this study is to establish if C-RFA and t-RFA, offered preoperatively to patients undergoing unilateral knee arthroplasty, provide postoperative pain relief.

COMPLETED
Adductor Canal Block for Medial Compartment Knee Arthroplasty
Description

This study will evaluate the affects of a single injection ultrasound-guided adductor canal block for patients undergoing robotic-assisted (MAKOplasty) medial UKA (unicompartmental knee arthroplasty). Specifically, this study will compare the adequacy of postoperative analgesia provided by the adductor canal block with that provided by single injection lumbar plexus blockade. The working hypothesis is that the analgesia provided by the adductor canal block will be equivalent to the analgesia provided by the lumbar plexus block. The primary outcome will be a comparison of verbal numerical pain scores at rest and with movement over the first 24 hours following nerve blockade.

COMPLETED
Adding Value in Knee Arthroplasty Post-total Knee Replacement (TKR) Care Navigator Trial
Description

The objectives of this research are to: Conduct a proof of concept randomized controlled trial with up to 300 patients undergoing primary total knee replacement (TKA) at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). The trial will compare a "Care Navigator" post-discharge intervention versus "Usual Care" post discharge management of patients undergoing TKA. The intervention will focus on the challenging process of transitions from the acute care hospital to inpatient or outpatient rehabilitation, and from inpatient rehabilitation to home. The principal goals of the trial are: 1. To establish whether "Care Navigator" intervention improves functional outcomes as compared with the "Usual Care" treatment six months after TKA surgery. 2. To establish whether "Care Navigator" intervention is cost effective six months after TKA surgery. The investigators hypothesize that: 1. Incorporating the Care Navigator role into the "Usual Care" treatment will increase TKA patients' rate of adherence to the rehabilitation protocol and improve functional outcomes. 2. Addition of a Care Navigator is cost-effective.

COMPLETED
Does PAI Reduce Pain After TKA Among Knee Arthroplasty Patients Receiving ACB & IPACK?
Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether Periarticular Injection (PAI) alongside Adductor Canal Block (ACB) and Infiltration between the Popliteal Artery and Capsule of the Knee (IPACK) block can decrease post-operative pain in patients undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty. The main question it aims to answer is: • Is ACB/IPACK without PAI as effective as ACB/IPACK with PAI for TKA patients? Participants will be assigned to one of the following groups at random: * ACB/PACK with PAI * ACB/IPACK with saline injection Participants will also be asked to complete pre- and post-operative questionnaires.

COMPLETED
Telemedicine in Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The objective of this study is to evaluate patient perspective on telemedicine used in 3 week post operative visits for knee and hip arthroplasty. It is hypothesized that patient satisfaction with telemedicine follow-up is equal to patient satisfaction with in-office followup. Patient satisfaction will be assessed at the 3-week and 9-week post-operative timepoints.

COMPLETED
Formal vs. Home-Based Physical Therapy After Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
Description

To determine whether home-based physical therapy (HBPT) is not clinically inferior to formal outpatient physical therapy (OPT) after hospital discharge of patients undergoing a unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA).

Conditions
COMPLETED
Knee Arthroplasty Rehabilitation Outcomes Study
Description

The objective of the KAROS study is to compare rehabilitation outcomes between 3 proposed protocols and a current standard of care protocol for the purpose of identifying better practice for outpatient rehabilitation among patients with single total knee replacement. The 3 advanced protocols involve use of an anti-gravity treadmill and/or the patterned electrical neuromuscular stimulation (PENS). Both medical modalities have been cleared by the FDA to be used in medical rehabilitation, including total knee replacement.

COMPLETED
Does Duloxetine Reduce Sub-Acute Pain After Knee Arthroplasty?
Description

We are investigating the impact of duloxetine ("Cymbalta"), a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, on pain after total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Specifically, the investigators will determine whether duloxetine, 60 mg daily for 2 weeks, reduces pain scores 2 weeks after TKA.

COMPLETED
Multicenter Registry for Effectiveness Analysis of ActiveCare+S.F.T® Mobile Compression Device for Thrombosis Prevention in Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Description

Venous thromboembolic events (VTE), either deep vein thromboses or pulmonary emboli, are important complications in patients undergoing knee or hip arthroplasty. This multicenter Clinical Registry is aimed at collecting large volume clinical effectiveness data of ActiveCare+S.F.T® mobile compression device +/- aspirin in lowering the potential risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis in patients undergoing primary lower extremity total joint arthroplasty. The results can then be compared to pharmacology protocols.

COMPLETED
Evaluating Advantages of Prevena After Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
Description

Determine the extent to which application of the Prevena vacuum system to clean surgical incisions immediately following surgical procedure (total hip or total knee arthroplasty) will reduce the rates of: * readmission to hospital for surgical intervention due to wound complications * seroma * hematoma * infection compared to group of patients whose wounds were covered with traditional gauze dressings.

COMPLETED
Oral Antibiotics After 2-Stage Revision for Infected Total Hip Arthroplasty and Total Knee Arthroplasty
Description

The primary purpose of this study is to compare the re-infection rates in patients undergoing 2-stage revision arthroplasty who receive additional oral antibiotic therapy to those patients who received in-hospital perioperative antibiotic only. Patients will be monitored for re-infection following hospital discharge, defined as deep infection of the joint space/capsule that requires return to the operating room within 24-months of the re-implantation procedure.

COMPLETED
Femoral Versus Adductor Canal Continuous Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Knee Arthroplasty
Description

Patients typically experience moderate-to-severe pain following knee arthroplasty that is usually treated with a combination of oral and intravenous analgesics and enhanced by continuous peripheral nerve blocks. There are currently two locations to place a perineural catheter to provide analgesia following knee arthroplasty: a femoral nerve catheter and an adductor canal catheter. Both have been demonstrated to be effective following knee arthroplasty. However, it remains unknown if one location is superior to the other; or, more accurately, what the relative benefits are to each technique. While femoral CPNB has many benefits, one of the challenges of using this technique is that there is a decrease in quadriceps muscle strength which can be a limiting factor for rehabilitation. In contrast, the adductor canal catheter affects only the vastus medialis. This block may lessen block-induced quadriceps weakness following knee arthroplasty compared with a femoral infusion. The investigators hypothesize that compared with femoral perineural local anesthetic infusion, an adductor canal infusion is associated with a shorter time until four discharge criteria are met: (1) adequate analgesia; (2) independence from intravenous analgesics; (3) ability to ambulate 30 m; and (4) ability to stand, walk 3 m, and return to a sitting position without another's assistance.

COMPLETED
Prospective Study Measuring Clinical Outcomes of Knee Arthroplasty Using the VERASENSE™ Knee System
Description

The primary objectives of this evaluation are: 1) To attempt to refine the current clinical understanding of "balance" 2) To determine if patients with quantifiably balanced knee joints exhibit improved clinical outcomes versus patient with residual imbalance, as measured by the VERASENSE™ Knee System Secondary objectives: * Determine whether a difference in inter-compartment loads and soft tissue tension exists between the physicians intra-operative feel compared to the quantifiable data measured by the VERASENSE™ Knee System * Determine which ligament releases are performed by the surgeon to improve soft tissue balance while utilizing the information from the VERASENSE™ Knee System * Evaluate range of motion, pain, physical function, activity level, and patient satisfaction between baseline (pre-operative) and post-operative follow-up as well as radiographic success and survivorship of the knee implants