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 @ 6:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03339557
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery for primary osteoarthritis
* no previous open major surgery in the joint ( e.g. osteotomy)
* unilateral operative treatment, with no plans for surgical treatment of the contralateral knee in the near future
* patients living in the local hospital district (Pirkanmaa Hospital District)
* Kellgren-Lawrence grade 3-4 knee osteoarthritis in plain radiographs
Exclusion Criteria:
* Unwilling to provide informed consent
* \> 15 degrees varus or valgus, or \>15 degree fixed flexion deformity
* predominantly patellofemoral osteoarthritis
* Physical, emotional or neurological conditions that would compromise the patient´s compliance with postoperative rehabilitation and follow-up (e.g. drug or alcohol abuse, serious mental illness, general neurological conditions such as Parkinson, MS, etc.)
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
50 Years
Maximum Age:
70 Years
Study:
NCT03339557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03339557