Non-interventional Study With NOVOCART® 3D for the Treatment of Cartilage Defects of the Knee in Pediatric Patients

NCT ID: NCT04186208

Last Updated: 2025-05-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

42 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-04-25

Study Completion Date

2026-06-30

Brief Summary

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Prospective, multicenter, single-arm non-interventional study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and health economics of NOVOCART 3D in the Treatment fo cartilage defects of the knee in pediatric patients wieh closed epiphyseal growth plates.

Detailed Description

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The present study is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm non-interventional study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and health economics of NOVOCART® 3D in the treatment of cartilage defects of the knee in pediatric patients with closed epiphyseal growth plates.

In this non-interventional study NOVOCART® 3D, which is marketed in Germany under Paragraph 4b Medicinal Products Act, will be used in routine clinical practice according to the authorized Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC). As stated in this SmPC, NOVOCART® 3D may only be used by physicians who are trained on the product. The treatment with NOVOCART® 3D requires two surgeries. During the first surgery cartilage biopsies will be harvested arthroscopically and sent to TETEC AG (Tissue Engineering Technologies AG) for NOVOCART® 3D manufacturing, then NOVOCART® 3D will be transplanted during a second surgery about 3 to 4 weeks later.

All patients will be followed up for 5 years post NOVOCART® 3D transplantation and data will be collected at 3, 6, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months as outlined at the end of this synopsis.

NOVOCART® 3D post treatment rehabilitation should follow the recommendations given in the SmPC and during product training.

The primary and secondary variables (see below) will be assessed after a follow-up of 24 month post NOVOCART® 3D transplantation (primary analysis).

Long-term data will be assessed after an additional 3 years follow-up (follow-up analysis).

The collected data will be documented using dedicated case report forms (CRFs) which are created and printed by TETEC AG.

Conditions

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Cartilage Disease

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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NOVOCART 3D

Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 13 - 17 years old
* Medicinal indication for NOVOCART 3D treatment

Exclusion Criteria

• none
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Aesculap AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Winicker Norimed GmbH

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Tetec AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Peter Angele, Prof. MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universitätsklinikum Regensburg

Locations

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Theresienkrankenhaus und St. Hedwig-Klinik GmbH

Mannheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Sportklinik Stuttgart

Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Site Status

Klinik und Poliklinik für Orthophädie, Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation Knie- und Schulterorthopädie

München, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Klinikum rechts der Isar der technischen Universität München

München, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Univerisätsklinikum Regensburg

Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany

Site Status

Lubinus Clinicum Kiel

Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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AAG-O-H-1633

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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