Is a Knee Arthroscopy of Any Benefit for the Middleaged Patient With Meniscal Symptoms?

NCT01288768 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2013-05-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a knee arthroscopy is effective in the treatment of middleaged patients with meniscal symptoms also receiving a standardised exercise program.

Conditions

  • Chronic Meniscus Injury

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Knee arthroscopy

Knee arthroscopy within 4 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Linkoeping

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Håkan Gauffin, MD PhD · Orthopaedic dept. University Hospital, Linköping, Sweden.

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2013-05-31
Completion
2013-05-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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