Confirmatory Study of NeoCart in Knee Cartilage Repair

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Histogenics Corporation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01066702
First received: February 8, 2010
Last updated: March 25, 2013
Last verified: March 2013
  Purpose

This confirmatory study is a prospective randomized trial comparing the efficacy and safety of an autologous chondrocyte tissue implant (NeoCart) to the surgical intervention microfracture in the treatment of cartilage defects in the knee.


Condition Intervention Phase
Cartilage Defects of the Femoral Condyle
Biological: NeoCart
Procedure: Microfracture
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized Comparison of NeoCart to Microfracture for the Repair of Articular Cartilage Injuries in the Knee

Further study details as provided by Histogenics Corporation:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • The change of physical functioning and pain as assessed by patient reported outcome measures (Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) score) [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Repair cartilage structure as measured by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [ Time Frame: one year ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]

Estimated Enrollment: 245
Study Start Date: May 2010
Estimated Study Completion Date: July 2017
Estimated Primary Completion Date: July 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: NeoCart
Autologous cartilagenous tissue implant
Biological: NeoCart
implantation of an cartilagenous tissue implant derived from the patients own cells.
Active Comparator: Microfracture
surgical intervention
Procedure: Microfracture
holes are created in bone at the base of the defect bed to encourage growth of tissue within the defect bed.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 55 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • symptomatic articular cartilage lesion of the femur

Exclusion Criteria:

  • prior surgical intervention other than debridement
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01066702

Locations
United States, Arizona
Tucson Orthopaedic Institute
Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85712
United States, California
UCSF Mission Bay Orthopaedic Institute
San Francisco, California, United States, 94158
United States, Colorado
University of Colorado
Boulder, Colorado, United States, 80304
United States, Florida
Sunrise Medical Research
Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, United States, 33319
United States, Georgia
Optim Healthcare
Savannah, Georgia, United States, 31405
United States, Louisiana
Ochsner Clinic Sports Medicine
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70121
United States, Maryland
Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics Sinai Hospital of Balitmore
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21215
United States, New Mexico
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131
United States, New York
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States, 10021
Keller Army Community Hospital
West Point, New York, United States, 10996
United States, North Carolina
Duke Sports Medicine
Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710
United States, Ohio
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195
United States, Oregon
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Sponsors and Collaborators
Histogenics Corporation