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This is a Study to Verify if Marrow Venting Procedure Can Improve Meniscal Suture Healing
Led by Christian Candrian · Updated on 2025-08-06
80
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
456 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Meniscal suture represents the current surgical practice, and marrow venting is a low risk procedure. Bone venting may be able to improve the outcome of meniscal repair, allowing the patient a better recovery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
This is a Study to Verify if Marrow Venting Procedure Can Improve Meniscal Suture Healing
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Arthroscopic confirmed suturable meniscal tears
- Meniscal tear affecting only one knee
- Age between 18 and 45 years
- Body mass index (BMI) greater than 18.5 and less than 35 kg/m2
- Ability to provide informed consent by signing
You will not qualify if you...
- Meniscal tears in both knees requiring treatment
- Ligament injuries needing treatment
- Cartilage damage greater than Outerbridge grade 2
- Knee axis deformities needing correction
- Generalized ligament looseness
- X-ray evidence of knee osteoarthritis
- Other causes of knee pain
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- Serious systemic diseases like heart, liver, or kidney failure, rheumatic diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, psychological or neurological diseases, and autoimmune disorders
- Participation in another ongoing clinical trial
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale
Lugano, Switzerland, 6900
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2
Clinica Ars Medica
Lugano, Switzerland
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Research Team
C
Christian R Candrian, MD
CONTACT
G
Gabriela Induni-Lang
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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