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Spring Loaded Tri-Compartment Unloader Knee Brace Study

NCT05428332 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2026-05-05

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Summary

This study will examine clinical outcomes related to pain and function in patients with anterior knee pain (i.e. focal patella and/or trochlea cartilage defect(s), patellofemoral arthritis) before and after standard of care, non-surgical management with and without the addition of a Tri-Compartment Unloader (TCU) knee brace during activities of daily living. Randomly selected participants will wear a TCU brace for several weeks during physical therapy and activities of daily living that is designed to reduce compressive forces in all three compartments of the knee during weight-bearing flexion. Our hypothesis is that TCU bracing will improve clinical outcomes related to pain and function.

Conditions

  • Anterior Knee Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Tri-Compartment Unloader Brace

Knee brace that is designed to reduce compressive forces on all three compartments of the knee.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Seth L Sherman, MD · Stanford University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-04-05
Primary Completion
2024-11-05
Completion
2024-11-05
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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