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CompletedNCT02180685Updated Jan 11, 2019

Reconstruction of the Medial Patellofemoral Ligament - A Randomised Controlled Trial Comparing Two Surgery Technics

An interventional study of Anchor fixation in Knee Stability and Patella Luxation, sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-01-11.

Sponsored by Aarhus University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Health services research

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this present study is to determine which surgery technic provides the best clinical outcome after medial patellofemoral ligament reconstruction comparing suture anchors and screw fixation in medial femoral condyle.

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Conditions studied

  • Knee Stability
  • Patella Luxation

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In context

Joint Dislocations

190 studies on the registry are indexed under Joint Dislocations; 39 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is above the median of 53 across 120 interventional studies indexed under Joint Dislocations.

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Lead sponsor

Aarhus University Hospital is the lead sponsor of 289 studies on the registry; 79 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • patella luxation, more than 2 times

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • cartilage damage (grad 3)
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Anchor fixation

    Medial fixation of the reconstruction at the medial femural condyle with suture anchors.

    Other: Anchor fixation

  • Other
    Screw fixation

    Medial fixation of the reconstruction at the medial femural condyle with a screw.

    Other: Anchor fixation

Interventions

  • OtherAnchor fixation
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Evaluation of subjective symptoms with a patient reported outcome score

    Anterior Knee Pain Scale

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Patient reported outcome scores

    Tegner

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months

  2. Patient reported outcome scores

    KOOS (Knee injury and osteoarthritis outcome score)

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months

  3. Re-operation rate

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months 12 Months, 24 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Division of Sports Trauma, Tage-Hansens Gade 2b
    Aarhus, 8000, Denmark
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 11, 2019, 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
NCT02180685
Lead sponsor
Aarhus University Hospital
Responsible party
Martin Lind (Professor, Aarhus University Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jul 3, 2014
Start date
Jan 2009
Primary completion
Jan 2019
Completion
Jan 2019
Last update
Jan 11, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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