Trial Outcomes & Findings for Oxford Signature vs. Conventional Global Study (NCT NCT01763684)

NCT ID: NCT01763684

Last Updated: 2021-04-23

Results Overview

Percentage of Knees Achieving Optimal Alignment defined as a difference of 5 or less between all target and observed angles.

Recruitment status

TERMINATED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

266 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

12 weeks

Results posted on

2021-04-23

Participant Flow

Bi-lateral treatment was not recorded. Each treated knee is counted as 1 participant.

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Overall Study
STARTED
133
133
Overall Study
Completed Surgery
126
127
Overall Study
COMPLETED
0
0
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
133
133

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Overall Study
Study terminated early due to low enrollment
126
127
Overall Study
Study surgery not performed
7
6

Baseline Characteristics

5 patients age not reported

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=126 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=127 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Total
n=253 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=122 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
0 Participants
n=126 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
0 Participants
n=248 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
77 Participants
n=122 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
77 Participants
n=126 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
154 Participants
n=248 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
45 Participants
n=122 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
49 Participants
n=126 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
94 Participants
n=248 Participants • 5 patients age not reported
Age, Continuous
63.2 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.0 • n=126 Participants • 5 patient conventional age missing
62.5 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.1 • n=122 Participants • 5 patient conventional age missing
62.9 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.7 • n=248 Participants • 5 patient conventional age missing
Sex: Female, Male
Female
56 Participants
n=126 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
68 Participants
n=122 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
124 Participants
n=248 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
Sex: Female, Male
Male
70 Participants
n=126 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
54 Participants
n=122 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
124 Participants
n=248 Participants • 5 patients gender not reported
Region of Enrollment
United States
95 participants
n=126 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
71 participants
n=122 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
166 participants
n=248 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
Region of Enrollment
Europe
25 participants
n=126 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
47 participants
n=122 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
72 participants
n=248 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
Region of Enrollment
Australia
6 participants
n=126 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
4 participants
n=122 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available
10 participants
n=248 Participants • 5 subjects no region data available

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 12 weeks

Population: Data from all patients as treated

Percentage of Knees Achieving Optimal Alignment defined as a difference of 5 or less between all target and observed angles.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=100 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=94 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Percentage of Knees Achieving Optimal Alignment
45 percentage of total
29 percentage of total

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Operative

Population: All patients as treated

Number of Instrument cases used to complete index surgery.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=122 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=126 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Instruments Used During Surgery
4.2 Instrument cases
Standard Deviation 0.76
3.8 Instrument cases
Standard Deviation 0.97

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 Year

Population: All patients, as treated, reaching the 1 year follow up datapoint with Knee Society Score score completed

Functional Score from Knee Society Score. These are 3 of the 10 items. Scored from 0 to 100 with lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=58 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=60 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Knee Society Functional Score
88.1 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 18.2
91.8 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 14.2

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Directly Postoperative

Population: All patients as treated with post-operative CT collected

Mechanical Leg Alignment of Components (degrees): Difference of Femoral Varus/Valgus angle as measured via CT-scan directly post-operative, vs target angle

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=100 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=94 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Leg Alignment Femoral Varus/Valgus
3.55 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.7
4.75 Degrees
Standard Deviation 3.53

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Right after surgery (up to 2 hours after surgery)

Population: All patients as treated for which blood loss is recorded

Blood Loss during surgery

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=49 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=79 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Blood Loss
81.9 ml
Standard Deviation 84.5
54.8 ml
Standard Deviation 73.0

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 Year

Population: All patients, as treated, reaching the 1 year follow up datapoint with Knee Society Score completed

Objective score from Knee Society Score. These are 7 of the 10 items. Scored from 0 to 100 with lower scores being indicative of worse knee conditions and higher scores being indicative of better knee conditions

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=58 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=60 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Knee Society Objective Score
93.3 units on a scale from 0 to 100
Standard Deviation 16.3
95.0 units on a scale from 0 to 100
Standard Deviation 17.5

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 Year

Population: All patients, as treated, reaching the 1 year follow up datapoint with Oxford Knee Score completed

Oxford Knee Score (OKS). Scored from 0 to 48 with 0 being the worst possible outcome and 48 being the best outcome

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=58 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=57 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Oxford Knee Score
42.6 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 6.1
44.0 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 4.9

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: 1 Year

Population: All patients, as treated, reaching the 1 year follow up datapoint with EQ5D score completed

EuroQol 5D Quality of Life score. Range from 0 to 1 with 1 being the best outcome.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=58 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=58 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
EQ5D Score
0.88 units on a scale from 0 to 1
Standard Deviation 0.15
0.9 units on a scale from 0 to 1
Standard Deviation 0.19

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Directly Postoperative

Population: All patients as treated with post-operative CT collected

Mechanical Leg Alignment of Components (degrees): Difference of Femoral Flexion/Extension angle as measured via CT-scan directly post-operative, vs target angle

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=89 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=88 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Leg Alignment Femoral Flexion/Extension
3.48 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.7
4.59 Degrees
Standard Deviation 3.34

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Directly Postoperative

Population: All patients as treated with post-operative CT collected

Mechanical Leg Alignment of Components (degrees): Difference of Tibial Varus/Valgus angle as measured via CT-scan directly post-operative, vs target angle

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=100 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=91 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Leg Alignment Tibial Varus/Valgus
4.04 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.41
4.10 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.39

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Directly Postoperative

Population: All patients as treated with post-operative CT collected

Mechanical Leg Alignment of Components (degrees): Difference of Tibial Flexion/Extension angle as measured via CT-scan directly post-operative, vs target angle

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=94 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=100 Participants
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Leg Alignment Tibial Flexion/Extension
2.47 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.06
2.96 Degrees
Standard Deviation 2.04

Adverse Events

Signature Custom Guides

Serious events: 3 serious events
Other events: 12 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Conventional Instrumentation

Serious events: 6 serious events
Other events: 18 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=133 participants at risk
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=133 participants at risk
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Gastrointestinal disorders
PERFORATED DIVERTICULITIS, HINCHEY IV
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
DEHISCENCE OF PROXIMAL MEDIAL CAPSULAR SUTURE
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/133
Gastrointestinal disorders
LAPARAOSCIPIC GASTRIC BYPASS
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/133
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
ARTHROSCOPIC PROCEDURE
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/133
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
SHOULDER PAIN
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
General disorders
Patient Fall
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Knee Pain
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Knee Gonarthrosis
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
General disorders
Unkown event
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
Signature Custom Guides
n=133 participants at risk
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Signature Custom Guides Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides: Signature Custom Guides are intended to be used as a surgical instrument to assist in the positioning of knee replacement components intraoperatively and in guiding the marking of bone before cutting provided that anatomic landmarks necessary for alignment and positioning of the implant are identifiable on patient imaging scans (preoperative MRI).
Conventional Instrumentation
n=133 participants at risk
Oxford Partial Knee implanted using Conventional Instrumentation Conventional Instrumentation: Traditional partial knee arthroplasty without the use of Signature technology.
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
2 MM BLOOD BLISTER ON INCISION ON OPERATIVE KNEE
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Gastrointestinal disorders
Constipation
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE LUMBAR SPINE
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
DELAYED WOUND HEALING
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Disease Progression
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/133
General disorders
Fall
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
FEELING OF RIGHT KNEE GIVING WAY
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Knee pain
5.3%
7/133 • Number of events 7
2.3%
3/133 • Number of events 3
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Knee popping/clicking
0.00%
0/133
2.3%
3/133 • Number of events 3
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Knee Swelling
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
1.5%
2/133 • Number of events 2
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
PATELLA TENDONITIS
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
0.00%
0/133
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
POST-OP NAUSEA
1.5%
2/133 • Number of events 2
1.5%
2/133 • Number of events 2
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Rib Fracture
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
Skin Irritation
0.00%
0/133
0.75%
1/133 • Number of events 1

Additional Information

Linda Meijer, Clinical Operations Manager

Zimmer Biomet

Phone: +31786292935

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place