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CompletedNCT00975845Updated Nov 1, 2021

BioCleanse Tibialis Tendon Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) Study

An observational study in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture, sponsored by RTI Surgical. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-11-01.

Sponsored by RTI Surgical · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

To compare the outcome of Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction performed using the tibialis allograft to historical outcomes of ACL reconstruction patients and to establish if any correlation exists between the age of the graft donor and the clinical outcomes.

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This is a single-arm, single site, pilot study in patients with a ruptured ACL. A total of fifty (50) subjects will be enrolled in this trial. All patients will have been scheduled to undergo ACL reconstruction and will receive a BioCleanse Tibialis allograft as part of the normal standard of care practiced by the treating surgeon. Follow up is for 2 years.

However, there is no assignment of graft, specific to donor age, to the patients. All treatment will follow standard of care and this study assumes that there will be a normal distribution of graft donor ages, from 18 to 65 years of age.

Patient outcomes will be compared between the 2 groups of tendon donor ages. Neither the surgeon nor the patient will be aware of the age of the graft donor, per typical standard of care.

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Conditions studied

  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture

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Keywords

  • ACL
  • Anterior Cruciate Ligament
  • Torn tendon
  • ACL Repair
  • ACL reconstruction
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In context

Rupture

558 studies on the registry are indexed under Rupture; 98 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 40 is below the median of 100 across 203 observational studies indexed under Rupture.

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Lead sponsor

RTI Surgical is the lead sponsor of 16 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients who have had reconstruction of the anterior cruciate ligament and have received a BioCleanse Tibialis allograft for ACL reconstruction.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Study subjects will be limited to those subjects undergoing allograft anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery
  2. Meniscal injuries may be included
  3. Isolated, unilateral anterior cruciate ligament injury.
  4. All subjects will have a minimum age of eighteen (18) years and a maximum of sixty (60) years.
  5. Both male and non-pregnant female subjects will be included.
  6. To facilitate follow-up, study subjects will be limited to the local geographic area of the study site and be willing to use the rehabilitation facility and physical therapy schedule assigned by the surgeon.
  7. All subjects must be able to read, write, and comprehend instructions and guidelines in English and understand (and sign as an acknowledgment of their understanding) an informed consent declaration.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. No chondral defects
  2. Failure to comply with or meet all of the inclusion criteria listed above.
  3. Autograft anterior cruciate ligament surgery on either knee.
  4. Anterior cruciate ligament injury on contra-lateral leg at any time
  5. Multi-ligament reconstruction
  6. Inability to comply with all requirements of this investigation, as well as follow the instructions of the physician.
  7. Significant systemic disease or conditions which impact overall health or well being or which necessitate chronic medication use.
  8. Revision anterior cruciate ligament surgery to either knee at anytime
  9. Exhibiting signs of moderate to severe degenerative joint disease in addition to requiring anterior cruciate ligament surgery.
  10. Concomitant injuries to the knee or lower extremities requiring treatment, per surgeon's discretion.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
40 participants (actual)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • BioCleanse Tibialis Tendon Allograft

    Tibialis Tendon allograft from donor 18-65 years old

    Other: BioCleanse Tibialis tendon

Interventions

  • OtherBioCleanse Tibialis tendon

    Outcomes of anterior cruciate replacement will be evaluated

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Objective International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) Exam

    The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) is a knee-specific patient-reported outcome measure. This is an indexed score form 0-100, with 0 being the worst possible status and 100 indicating no dysfunction, disability or pain.

    Time frame: pre-op, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Subjective quality of life scores

    The SF36 measures the quality life as reported by the paritricpantm, and is an indexed score form 0 - 100. The lower the score the more disability. The higher the score the less disability i.e., a score of zero is equivalent to maximum disability and a score of 100 is equivalent to no disability

    Time frame: pre-op, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • The Orthopedic Clinic, Assoc
    Phoenix, Arizona 85016, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00975845
Lead sponsor
RTI Surgical
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 11, 2009
Start date
Nov 9, 2017
Primary completion
Nov 9, 2017
Completion
Nov 9, 2017
Last update
Nov 1, 2021

Study contacts

Thomas Carter, MD
principal investigator · Foundation for Orthopedic Research and Education

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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