Is a Knee Arthroscopy of Any Benefit for the Middleaged Patient With Meniscal Symptoms?

NCT ID: NCT01288768

Last Updated: 2013-05-03

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-03-31

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a knee arthroscopy is effective in the treatment of middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms also receiving a standardised exercise program.

Detailed Description

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There are no studies proving a significant positive effect of a knee arthroscopy in middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms in excess of a structured rehabilitation program. In this study consecutive patients aged 45-64 years referred to the orthopaedic department at the University hospital Linköping for a suspected meniscal injury will be randomised to a rehabilitation program or a knee arthroscopy + the same rehabilitation program. Functional tests will be performed by a physiotherapist. There will be patient administrated questionaries sent out after 3 and 12 month.

Conditions

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Chronic Meniscus Injury

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Arthroscopy

Knee arthroscopy + Exercise therapy

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Knee arthroscopy

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Knee arthroscopy within 4 weeks.

Exercise therapy

Exercise therapy alone

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Knee arthroscopy

Knee arthroscopy within 4 weeks.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All (consecutive) patients referred to the orthopaedic department in Linköping for a suspected meniscal injury
* Age:45-64 years old
* No gonarthrosis (Ahlbäck=0) on standing radiographs

Exclusion Criteria

* Rheumatic disease
* Patellofemoral arthrosis
* Fibromyalgia
* A knee or hip replacement
* A neurologic disorder including stroke
* A contraindication for an operation
* Catching or locking for more than 2 seconds more than once a week
* A permanent extension deficit
* Patients who cannot understand instructions in Swedish
Minimum Eligible Age

45 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

64 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Linkoeping

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hakan Gauffin

MD PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Håkan Gauffin, MD PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Orthopaedic dept. University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.

Locations

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Orthopaedic dept. University Hospital Linköping

Linköping, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Sweden

References

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Ericsson YB, Dahlberg LE, Roos EM. Effects of functional exercise training on performance and muscle strength after meniscectomy: a randomized trial. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009 Apr;19(2):156-65. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2008.00794.x. Epub 2008 Apr 6.

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Paradowski PT, Englund M, Roos EM, Lohmander LS. Similar group mean scores, but large individual variations, in patient-relevant outcomes over 2 years in meniscectomized subjects with and without radiographic knee osteoarthritis. Health Qual Life Outcomes. 2004 Jul 27;2:38. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-2-38.

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Sonesson S, Springer I, Yakob J, Hedevik H, Gauffin H, Kvist J. Knee Arthroscopic Surgery in Middle-Aged Patients With Meniscal Symptoms: A 10-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial. Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul;52(9):2250-2259. doi: 10.1177/03635465241255653.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Sonesson S, Kvist J, Yakob J, Hedevik H, Gauffin H. Knee Arthroscopic Surgery in Middle-Aged Patients With Meniscal Symptoms: A 5-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Study. Orthop J Sports Med. 2020 Jan 27;8(1):2325967119893920. doi: 10.1177/2325967119893920. eCollection 2020 Jan.

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Gauffin H, Sonesson S, Meunier A, Magnusson H, Kvist J. Knee Arthroscopic Surgery in Middle-Aged Patients With Meniscal Symptoms: A 3-Year Follow-up of a Prospective, Randomized Study. Am J Sports Med. 2017 Jul;45(9):2077-2084. doi: 10.1177/0363546517701431. Epub 2017 Apr 21.

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Gauffin H, Tagesson S, Meunier A, Magnusson H, Kvist J. Knee arthroscopic surgery is beneficial to middle-aged patients with meniscal symptoms: a prospective, randomised, single-blinded study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2014 Nov;22(11):1808-16. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2014.07.017. Epub 2014 Jul 30.

Reference Type DERIVED
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Other Identifiers

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2010/6-31

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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