Platelet Rich Plasma Study With Meniscal Repair

NCT ID: NCT01991353

Last Updated: 2016-04-19

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-07-31

Study Completion Date

2018-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study will compare meniscal healing with or without platelet rich plasma. The assessments will include validated, disease specific, patient oriented outcome measures, MRI arthrogram (MRA). Results of this study will help ascertain whether PRP improves meniscal healing rates.

Null Hypothesis: There is no difference in meniscal healing with or without the use of PRP.

Detailed Description

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The integrity of the meniscus is pivotal to the distribution of joint reaction forces and shock absorption across the knee and meniscal damage can lead to secondary degenerative joint disease. This has lead to treatments directed towards repairing and preserving the meniscus to alter the progression of joint degeneration. Although success rates of meniscal repair are greater when performed in association with anterior cruciate reconstruction, healing rates remain in the 70-80% range for isolated repairs.

Therefore, techniques such as the use of fibrin clots, trephining and rasping of the tissues, have been incorporated to improve healing results of meniscal repair. There has been a surge of enthusiasm for the use of Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) to improve healing rates of soft tissue injuries. Therefore, it may be reasonable to surmise that applying blood products, such as thrombin and platelet rich plasma, to the meniscal repair bed may induce more complete and possibly faster healing.

Conditions

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Meniscus Lesion

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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With PRP

Standardized meniscal repair with PRP (platelet rich plasma) in the meniscal healing bed.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

With PRP

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Following meniscal repair, PRFM will be delivered arthroscopically into the tear site using a portal skid, arthroscopic canula and arthroscopic atraumatic tissue grasper into the interface of the repair site.

Without PRP

Standardized meniscal repair without PRP (platelet rich plasma).

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Without PRP

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Standard of care meniscal repair without augmentation.

Interventions

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With PRP

Following meniscal repair, PRFM will be delivered arthroscopically into the tear site using a portal skid, arthroscopic canula and arthroscopic atraumatic tissue grasper into the interface of the repair site.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Without PRP

Standard of care meniscal repair without augmentation.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Other Intervention Names

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Platelet Rich Fibrin Matrix (PRFM)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* complete vertical longitudinal tear \> 10 mm in length
* tear located in the vascular portion of the meniscus, classified as either red-red or red-white zones
* a stable knee, or a knee that is stabilized with a concurrent ACL reconstruction
* unstable peripheral tear that can be displaced toward center of joint
* single tear of the medial and/or lateral meniscus
* skeletally mature patients 18-60 years of age

Exclusion Criteria

* associated significant ligament instability: Grade III MCL, Grade III PCL
* discoid meniscus
* ACL deficient knee
* Outerbridge Grade III or IV cartilage changes on arthroscopy in the involved compartment
* Significant degenerative changes on radiographs (Kellgren Lawrence \>/= Grade III)
* Associated osteochondral defect that requires treatment
* Inflammatory arthropathy (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
* Non repairable meniscus (ie white zone, irreducible meniscus)
* Degenerative meniscus or presence of CPP crystals in meniscus
* Underlying bleeding disorder or coagulopathy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fraser Orthopaedic Research Society

NETWORK

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Robert G. McCormack, MD, FRCSC

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Simon Fraser Orthopaedic Fund / Fraser Health Authority / University of British Columbia

Locations

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Eagle Ridge Hospital

Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

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Other Identifiers

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2013-122

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Identifier Source: org_study_id

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