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 @ 9:21 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 9:21 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02037204
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age \>18 and \<45 years old
* Symptomatic isolated full-thickness articular cartilage lesion on the femoral condyle or trochlea.
* Size 2 - 8 cm2
* Intact anterior cruciate ligament
Exclusion Criteria:
* (History of) osteoarthritis, defined as Kellgren-Lawrence grade \>3 as determined from appropriate X-ray.
* Concomitant inflammatory disease that affects the joint (rheumatoid arthritis, metabolic bone disease, psoriasis, gout, symptomatic chondrocalcinosis)
* (History of) Septic arthritis.
* Malalignment requiring an osteotomy.
* (History of) total menisectomy in the target knee joint.
* Any surgery in the knee joint 6 months prior to study inclusion.
* Risk groups for MRI scanning due to the magnetic field like patients with pacemakers, nerve stimulators, metal particles, stents, clips or implants, (possible) pregnancy or breast feeding.
* Patients with severe anxiety for MRI scans and/or needles
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
45 Years
Study:
NCT02037204
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02037204