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Minimally Invasive Three-dimensional Knee Kinematic Assessment and Surgical Guidance Using Ultrasonic Rigid Registration

An interventional study of Repeated Measurements of Knee Alignment and Kinematics and Computer Guidance of Surgical Actions in Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Instability and 3D Knee Kinematics, sponsored by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM). Not yet recruiting at 1 site in Canada. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-12.

Sponsored by Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Problem:

Currently, no system allows precise kinematic assessment of the knee and accurate guiding of orthopedic surgical actions in a minimally invasive fashion. However, such a system would prove useful in the clinical setting to improve the quality of surgical interventions at the knee.

Hypothesis:

A novel knee kinematic assessment and surgical guidance tool using 3D personalized imaging and minimally invasive bony fixation allows precise kinematic assessment and surgical guidance in the routine clinical setting.

Objectives :

  • Demonstrating the capacity of the system to precisely measure 3D knee kinematics
  • Quantifying the reproducibility of the kinematic measurements
  • Measuring the impact of knee surgical procedures on knee kinematics
  • Assessing the correlations between measured articular kinematics and clinical results after knee surgery
  • Integrating the novel measuring system to the surgical flow of three knee surgical procedures
  • Quantifying the precision and reproducibility of the surgical actions guided by the system
  • Comparing the clinical results of surgeries guided by the system to those performed with the traditional technique
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A novel knee kinematic assessment and surgical guidance tool using 3D personalized imaging and minimally invasive bony fixation allows precise kinematic assessment and surgical guidance in the routine clinical setting.

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Conditions studied

  • Knee Osteoarthritis
  • Knee Instability
  • 3D Knee Kinematics
  • Precision of Surgical Actions
  • Clinical Outcomes
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In context

Osteoarthritis

4,399 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis; 583 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 70 across 3,440 interventional studies indexed under Osteoarthritis.

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Lead sponsor

Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM) is the lead sponsor of 370 studies on the registry; 110 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients awaiting a knee surgery (total knee arthroplasty (TKA), high tibial osteotomy (HTO), anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction(ACLR))

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active infection
  • Atypical morphology and/or alignment of the lower limbs
  • Knee instability (other than secondary to ACL deficiency in patients awaiting ACLR)
  • Knee flexion contracture of 10 degrees or more
  • Knee flexion of less than 120 degrees
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Repeated Measurements of Knee Alignment and Kinematics

    Patients in the Repeated Measurements Arm will have the kinematic measurement protocol repeated twice before and twice after the surgical procedure; the procedure itself will be performed with the traditional technique, i.e without guidance by the system.

    Device: Repeated Measurements of Knee Alignment and Kinematics

  • Active comparator
    Computer Guidance of Surgical Actions

    Patients in the Computer Guidance of Surgical Actions Arm will have the kinematic measurement protocol performed only once before and once after the surgical procedure; the procedure itself will be performed with guidance by the system.

    Device: Computer Guidance of Surgical Actions

Interventions

  • DeviceRepeated Measurements of Knee Alignment and Kinematics

    Repeated Measurements of Knee Alignment and Kinematics using tools developed by Eiffel Medtech Inc.

  • DeviceComputer Guidance of Surgical Actions

    Computer Guidance of Surgical Actions using tools developed by Eiffel Medtech Inc.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 3D knee kinematic assessment

    The system should be able to precisely and reproducibly measure 3D knee kinematics (tibio-femoral flexion, abduction-adduction, transverse rotation, and anterio-posterior and medio-lateral translations)

    Time frame: 1 day

  2. Precision of guided surgical actions

    The system should allow the surgeon to realize surgical actions, like bone cuts and guide-wire placement, within one degree and one millimeter of the desired target.

    Time frame: During surgery

  3. Precision of guided surgical actions

    The system should allow the surgeon to realize surgical actions, like bone cuts and guide-wire placement, within one degree and one millimeter of the desired target.

    Time frame: On post-operative imaging (six weeks after surgery)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed using patient questionnaire and clinical examination.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

  2. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed using the International Knee Society score.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

  3. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed using the KOOS score.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

  4. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed using the SF-12 score.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

  5. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed using the Marx activity scale.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

  6. Clinical results

    The clinical results after surgery will be assessed through angular and linear measurements using 3D imaging.

    Time frame: At each post-operative visit (six weeks, six months, one year, and two years after surgery)

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Study locations

1 site
  • Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
    Montreal, Quebec H2L 4M1, Canada
    • Frédéric Lavoie, MD MSc FRCSC · Principal investigator
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 12, 2024, 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
NCT01674816
Lead sponsor
Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
Collaborators
Eiffel Medtech
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 29, 2012
Start date
Dec 1, 2025 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 12, 2024

Study contacts

Frédéric Lavoie, MD MSc FRCSC
Contact
fredericlavoiemd@gmail.com
1-514-890-8000 ext. 25900
Fidaa Al-Shakfa, MSc
Contact
f.alshakfa.crchum@gmail.com
1-514-890-8000 ext. 26103
Frédéric Lavoie, MD, MSc, FRCSC
principal investigator · CHUM

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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