Is Meniscal Volume Critical to Post-meniscectomy Symptoms?

NCT04647942 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: V1 07112013
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 90
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

With this study we would like to investigate whether a certain, critical loss of meniscal volume, is critical to the development of pain.

Conditions

Meniscal Tear

Keywords

meniscectomy; volume; pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• How much volume can be resected peroperatively without developing postoperative pain.

  A possible correlation between the resected volume and the severity of the pain.

  3 years

Study Arms (1)

Meniscectomy

Patients who underwent a meniscectomy

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

* All patients who were treated with a partial meniscectomy for a meniscal tear and have postoperative MRI's. * Age between 14 and 60 years old * Women of child bearing age can be included: the study has no effect on their methods of contraception.

You may qualify if:

• All patients who were treated with a partial meniscectomy for a meniscal tear and have postoperative MRI's.
• Age between 14 and 60 years old
• Women of child bearing age can be included: the study has no effect on their methods of contraception.

You may not qualify if:

• A history of a tibia plateau fracture or severe deformity of the knee
• Rupture of the ACL/PCL/collateral ligaments of the knee
• Focal cartilage defects of the knee

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospitals of Leuven

Leuven, Antwerp, 3000, Belgium

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Johan Bellemans, MD, PhD

  UZ Leuven

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 22, 2013
• First Posted: December 1, 2020
• Study Start: December 1, 2013
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: February 1, 2016
• Last Updated: December 1, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Locations

BE (1)