Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:31 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 4:31 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02542566
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Aged 16-60 years. Mechanically stable knee joint at outpatient examination. MRI confirmed grade 3 or 4 non-kissing cartilage defect within the knee. Able to fully understand the process and study and give informed consent to participate.
Able to comply with the physiotherapy rehabilitation and follow up process.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Kissing cartilage defects. Defects deemed too large to undergo microfracture on MRI scan. Clinically unstable knee joint. Patients unable to consent to participation. Under 16 years of age or over 60 years of age. Patients likely to drop out of physiotherapy rehabilitation and study follow up.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
16 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT02542566
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02542566