The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Biphasic Cartilage Repair Implant (BiCRI) compared to marrow stimulation in the treatment of chondral and osteochondral lesions located on the medial femoral condyle, lateral femoral condyle, or trochlea of the knee. The hypothesis is that the BiCRI provides an improvement in pain and function as compared to baseline, that is no worse than marrow stimulation at 1 year.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
92
1 or 2 BiCRI devices, depending on lesion size
Microfracture or Subchondral Drilling
Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital
Taipei County, Taipei, Taiwan
Show Chwan Memorial Hospital (SCMH)
Changhua, Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung (CGMH-KS)
Kaohsiung City, Taiwan
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou (CGMH-LK)
Linkou District, Taiwan
China Medical University Hospital (CMUH)
Taichung, Taiwan
Veterans General Hospital Taichung (VGHTC)
Taichung, Taiwan
National Cheng Kung University Medical Center (NCKUMC)
Tainan, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital (NTUH)
Taipei, Taiwan
Shuang Ho Hospital (SHH)
Taipei, Taiwan
Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital (TTCH)
Taipei, Taiwan
...and 1 more locations
IKDC-2000 Subjective Knee Evaluation
Subjective evaluation of knee pain and function (will be captured at preop and each postop visit through 12 months)
Time frame: 12 months
IKDC-2000 Knee Examination Form
Objective evaluation of knee pain and function
Time frame: Preop, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
IKDC-2000 Current Health Assessment Form
Subjective evaluation of quality of life (QOL) and activities of daily living (ADL)
Time frame: Preop, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
A subjective instrument to assess the subject's opinion about their knee and associated problems
Time frame: Preop, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Pain (VAS): sitting, standing, and squatting
Subjective evaluation of pain during routine activities
Time frame: Preop, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months
Magnetic Resonance Imagining (MRI)
MRI to evaluate cartilage and bone condition
Time frame: Preop and 12 months
Radiographs
Not all views taken at each time frame. * Weight bearing full extension AP view (both knees) * Rosenberg view (45 degree PA flexion weight bearing, both knees) * Lateral view of involved knee * Sunrise (skyline) view of involved knee
Time frame: Preop, immediate postop, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
Adverse Events
Documentation of all adverse events from treatment through the end of the study.
Time frame: Treatment through 12 months
Arthroscopy with biopsy
Arthroscopic second look to visualize the repair site. Biopsy of the cartilage and bone region of the treated site. Only performed on patients who agree to second procedure.
Time frame: 12 months
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