The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the BioPoly® Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant for the treatment of cartilage defects of the distal femur in adult patients with knee pain and symptoms who are candidates for surgical intervention of the knee compared to outcomes for the control group. The primary effectiveness endpoint is Month 24 composite clinical success (CCS) defined by: * no secondary surgical intervention (SSI) and * an improvement from baseline in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) total score (scaled 0 to 100) of at least 10 points. Researchers will compare the CCS for the investigational device group to a control group receiving the standard of care, either microfracture or debridement). Subjects randomized to the investigational group will receive the BioPoly Knee device and those randomized to the control group will receive the current standard of care, either microfracture or debridement.
The BioPoly® Partial Resurfacing Knee Implant is a surgical intervention when conservative therapies have been ineffective for focal cartilage lesions in the femoral condyles and is an early intervention prior to partial or total joint replacement. It is indicated for focal lesions with healthy surrounding and opposing cartilage. Specifically, the BioPoly® device is intended for the replacement of symptomatic abnormal or severely abnormal (ICRS Grade 2, 3 or 4) chondral or osteochondral focal lesions located in the femoral condyles or trochlear facets in patients between 30 and 65 years of age. The RCT compares the primary endpoint, Composite Clinical Success criteria, for the investigational device, the BioPoly device, to that of the control group, which is the standard of care for these focal lesions either microfracture or debridement. For those patients who meet eligibility criteria, randomization is 1:1. For the control group, there is a treatment algorithm to determine if microfracture or debridement that is based upon age of the subject, Kellgren-Lawrence score, and lesion size.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
152
partial resurfacing knee replacement
either microfracture or debridement
Dupont Hospital
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
RECRUITINGImprovement in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) to Assess Composite Clinical Success (CCS) effectiveness
An improvement from baseline in the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) total score (scaled 0 to 100) of at least 10 points. If this criteria is met, the subject will be considered as a success relative to the measure of the Clinical Composite Success for effectiveness.
Time frame: 24 months
Composite Clinical Success (CCS) Safety as Measured by No Secondary Surgical Intenvention
No secondary surgical intervention (SSI) by 24 months will be considered as a success for the subject relative to the Composite Clinical Success (CCS) for Safety.
Time frame: 24 months
Effectiveness over 24 months as measured by the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)
KOOS individual component sub-scales (Pain, Symptoms, Activities of Daily Living, Sports/Recreation, Quality of Life) as measured by change from baseline at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The minimum and maximum raw scores for each sub-scale is as follows: Pain = 0-36, Symptoms = 0-28, Activities of Daily Living = 0-38, Sports/Recreation = 20, Quality of Life = 0-16. The sub-scales will be reported on a normalized scale relative the maximum raw score for the particular sub-scale, thus, each sub-scale score will have a range of 0-100 with 100 being better. For instance, a subject's Quality of Life raw score of 12 would be normalized as 12/16 x 100 = 75 points. The reported number will be the difference between the normalized score at a particular timepoint minus the baseline normalized score.
Time frame: 24 months
Effectiveness pain reduction over 24 months
Variable Analog Scale (VAS) Pain score as measured by change from baseline at 6 weeks, 3, 6, 12, and 24 months. The VAS Pain score ranges from 0-100 where a lower number is a measure of less pain; so, lower VAS Pain scores are better.
Time frame: 24 months
Adverse Events Over 24 Months
* Serious device-related adverse events through 24 months * Device-related adverse events through 24 months * Serious adverse events through 24 months * Unanticipated adverse device effects (UADE) through 24 months
Time frame: 24 months
Radiograph review to Assess Implant Stability Over 24 Months
Implant stability over time is assessed by monitoring implant migration/subsidence, implant loosening, and radiolucencies around the implant at 24 months.
Time frame: 24 months
Survival Over 24 Months
A survival analysis will be performed to determine the number of treated and control subjects that did not have a secondary surgical intervention to remove the implant or to perform another procedure to treat the same cartilage lesion.
Time frame: 24 months
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