MRI Assessment of Knee Kinematics From Extension to Flexion - Exploratory Study

NCT07016906 | Active Not Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 2025-A00579-40
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

During flexion of the knee, internal rotation of the tibia associated with translation of the tibial plateaus in relation to the femoral condyles is automatically induced. This mechanism combines a sliding phenomenon and a rolling phenomenon of the condyles on the plate, the latter being known as 'roll-back'. In 2024, imaging analyses of the knee, and in particular MRI, are carried out with the leg in extension. MRI of the knee at different degrees of flexion would enable to assess the sliding and roll-back phenomena, in order to gain a better understanding of knee kinematics. However, MRI of the knee at different degrees of flexion is limited by the size of the MRI machines and especially by the knee antennae, which are narrow and do not allow flexion beyond 30°. In this context, the only solution for carrying out an MRI study on knees in flexion would be to carry out this examination with an antenna that allows the knee to be positioned at different angles of flexion. This particular type of antenna only exists in veterinary schools, where they are used in particular for horses. Consequently, this study is based on the assumption that the kinematics of the knee can be assessed using MRI with an antenna for veterinary use.

Conditions

Healthy Volunteer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• femorotibial knee kinematics

  The kinematics of the knee will be described on the basis the femorotibial contact surfaces at the level of the medial tibial plateau and the lateral tibial plateau at each degree of flexion, during an MRI acquisition. Contact surfaces will be measured in mm2.

  Day 1

Study Arms (1)

MRI arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Knee MRI at different degrees of flexion

Other: MRI

Interventions

MRI OTHER

Knee MRI at different degrees of flexion

MRI arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Healthy volunteers (no damage to either knee)
• Male or female, aged between 18 and 40
• Healthy volunteer affiliated to or benefiting from a social security scheme
• A healthy French-speaking volunteer who has signed an informed consent form.

You may not qualify if:

• Contraindication to MRI
• Joint osteoarthritis
• BMI \> 30
• Previous trauma or surgery to the knee
• Recurrence of sprains
• Knee trauma other than sprain
• Protected person: adult under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision.
• Pregnant or breast-feeding woman

Sponsors & Collaborators

• GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hawkcell

Marcy-l'Étoile, 69280, France

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2025
• First Posted: June 12, 2025
• Study Start: May 28, 2025
• Primary Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 30, 2026
• Last Updated: June 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)