- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT04748510
Functionally Aligned vs Mechanical Axis Aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty (FATKAvsMATKA)
A Prospective Randomised Control Trial Comparing the Effect of Functional Alignment With Mechanical Axis Alignment on Outcomes After Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Gavin Clark
- Phone Number: +61864891777
- Email: clark@hipnknee.com.au
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Beth L Tippett
- Email: beth@hipnknee.com.au
Study Locations
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Subiaco, W, Australia, 6008
- Active, not recruiting
- St John of God Private Hopsital
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Western Australia
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Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia, 6008
- Recruiting
- Perth Hip and Knee
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Contact:
- Gavin Clark
- Phone Number: +61864891777
- Email: clark@hipnknee.com.au
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Contact:
- Beth Tippett
- Phone Number: +61 8 6489 1777
- Email: beth@hipnknee.com.au
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Sub-Investigator:
- Dermot Collopy
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Principal Investigator:
- Gavin Clark
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- -Patient has symptomatic knee osteoarthritis requiring primary TKA
- Patient and surgeon are in agreement that TKA is the most appropriate treatment
- Patient is fit for surgical intervention following review by surgeon
- Patient is between 45-75 years of age at time of surgery, computer literate, and able to complete patient reported outcome measures independently.
- Patient must be capable of giving informed consent and agree to comply with the postoperative review program.
- Patient must be a permanent resident in an area accessible to the study site
- Patient must have sufficient postoperative mobility to attend follow-up clinics and allow for radiographs to be taken
- Patient has tried non-pharmacologic therapy's including ; patient education, self-management programs, aerobic exercise, weight loss, physiotherapy and occupational therapy
- Patient has tried appropriate pharmacologic therapies including ; regular paracetamol and NSAIDS if appropriate
Exclusion Criteria:
- - Patient is not suitable for routine primary TKA. E.g. patient has ligament deficiency that requires a constrained prosthesis
- Interoperative requirement for a more constrained implant.
- Intraoperative requirement for the Posterior Cruciate Ligament to be released. These patients will be still included in the study, but analyzed with an intention to treat principal.
- Patient has bone loss that requires augmentation
- Patient requires revision surgery following previously failed correctional osteotomy or ipsilateral TKA (eg. Post high tibial or distal femoral osteotomy)
- Patient requires a polyethylene inset of 13mm or greater.
- Patient is immobile or has another neurological condition affecting musculoskeletal function
- Patient is less than 44 years of age or greater than 76 years of age
- Patient is a compensable patient. I.e. Worker's compensation claim or motor vehicle accident.
- Patient is already enrolled on another concurrent clinical trial
- Patient is unable or unwilling to sign the informed consent form specific to this study
- Patient is unable to attend the follow-up program
- Patient is non-resident in local area or expected to leave the catchment area postoperatively
- Patients who lacks capacity to provide consent, or the ability to understand the study protocol due to a cognitive condition (eg. Dementia)
- Patient is unable to communicate effectively in English.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Functionally aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty
Knee arthroplasty performed using a functional alignment theory
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Femoral + tibial osteotomy planned for equal resection of femoral condyles to replicate patient anatomy.
In coronal plane, distal femoral resection of 6.5mm subchondral bone from medial + lateral condyles, adjusted 1-3mm for compensation of wear.
Proximal tibia, 7mm resection from subchondral bone from medial + lateral tibial plateau.
Sagittal plane, resection angle determined intraoperatively to closely match native femoral flexion + tibial slope.
Axial plane: posterior femoral resection 6.5mm from the subchondral bone of medial and lateral posterior condyles.
Tibial rotation aligned to Akagi's line.
Adjustments will be made to bony alignment to balance soft tissues within boundaries of 6° varus/3° valgus HKA alignment.
Femoral component alignment limited to 6° valgus/3° varus in coronal plane.
Tibial alignment limited 6° varus/3° valgus in coronal plane.
Combined flexion of components limited to 10° flexion.
Soft tissue release if balance within boundaries not achieved.
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ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Mechanical axis aligned Total Knee Arthroplasty
Knee arthroplasty performed using a mechanical alignment theory
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Tibial and femoral osteotomies in the coronal plane will be planned perpendicular to the tibial and femoral mechanical axes respectively to achieve neutral overall alignment.
Soft tissue balance will be assessed and minor adjustments to bony alignment made to balance the knees with a maximal adjustment of two degrees valgus and two degrees varus of coronal alignment from neutral.
Femoral rotation will be planned to surgical epicondylar axis and adjustments to rotation made to allow equal flexion and extension balance (to within 1mm).
If balance can not be achieved within these boundaries then soft tissue release will be undertaken.
In the sagittal plane, 0-3° degrees of posterior tibial slope and 0-5° of femoral component flexion will be used to optimise implant sizing whilst preventing notching.
In the axial plane, the tibial component aligned to Akagi's line, which connects the medial border of the patellar tendon attachment to the middle of the posterior cruciate ligament.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Difference in Forgotten Joint Score after 2 years
Time Frame: Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Difference in relative change in Forgotten joint score between FA and MA patients 2 years post-operatively compared to preoperatively.
Scale 0-100 with higher scores being a better outcome
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Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Difference in Oxford Knee Score after 2 years
Time Frame: Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Difference in relative change in Oxford Knee Score (OKS) between FA and MA patients 2 years post-operatively compared to preoperatively.
Scale 0-48 with higher scores being a better outcome.
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Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Relative change in range of motion between FA and MA patients post-operatively compared to preoperatively.
Time Frame: Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Difference in range of motion via goniometry preoperatively and postoperatively at 2 years
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Preoperatively and 2 years postoperatively
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Determine lower limb alignment achieved with both alignment techniques
Time Frame: 3 Months post-operatively
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Lower limb alignment as assessed using standing long leg x-rays performed postoperatively at 3 months.
Measurements of the hip-knee-angle (HKA), medial proximal tibial angle (MPTA) and lateral distal femoral angle (LDFA).
Also evidence of imbalance with implant lift off will be measured.
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3 Months post-operatively
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Difference in analgesia requirements between patients in alignment groups
Time Frame: 6 weeks, 3 months, 1 year, 2 years
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Determine if there are any differences in analgesic requirements based on alignment method used. Inpatient medical records will be utilised to obtain analgesia requirements as inpatient Questionnaires will be used to obtain analgesia usage at remaining timepoints. Analgesia usage will be converted to morphine equivalent dosages for comparison |
6 weeks, 3 months, 1 year, 2 years
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Difference in sagittal stability of the knee post replacement
Time Frame: Preop, and post-operatively at 3 months, 1 year and 2 years
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Determine whether alignment method utilized has an effect on the sagittal stability of the knee post replacement, as measure with an arthrometer "Lachmeter"
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Preop, and post-operatively at 3 months, 1 year and 2 years
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Difference in functional outcomes (measured as maximal voluntary contraction) of knee flexion and extension between alignment groups
Time Frame: Preop, 3 months, 1 Year and 2 years
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Determine whether alignment method utilized has an effect on functional outcomes. Measured as Maximal voluntary isometric knee flexion and extension forces as measured via hand-held dynamometry. |
Preop, 3 months, 1 Year and 2 years
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Intra-operative balance achieved with different alignment techniques.
Time Frame: Intraoperatively
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Surgeon blinded measurement of intraoperative balance achieved with Verasense sensor (smaller cohort) Secondary outcome [6] To determine if there is a difference in knee kinematics between the two techniques.
Measurement of knee kinematics with Verasense sensor to assess presence or absence of medial pivot (smaller cohort)
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Intraoperatively
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Difference in clinical outcomes as measured in Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement Score (KoosJR)
Time Frame: Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in operated knee outcome on Koos JR scale.
Scale 0-100 where higher scores mean better outcome.
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Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in clinical outcomes as measured in European Quality of Life questionnaire with 5 dimensions for adults (EQ-5D-5L).
Time Frame: Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in overall by Visual Analogue Scale for overall health (VAS).
Scale: Five dimensions combined into a 5-digit number lower numbers represent better outcomes.
Addition of overall health VAS Scale 0-100 with higher score being better outcome.
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Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in operated knee pain as measured by Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS)
Time Frame: Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in operated knee pain as measured by Visual Analogue Scale for pain (VAS).
Scale 0-100 with higher scores meaning worse outcome.
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Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in clinical outcomes as measured by Kujala score- a measure of anterior knee pain and best clinical score for patellofemoral function
Time Frame: Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Difference in clinical outcomes as measured by Kujala score.
Scale 0-100 with higher scores meaning better outcome.
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Measured Pre-operatively and at 3 month, 1 year and 2 years post operatively.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Gavin Clark, Principal Investigator
Publications and helpful links
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Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
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First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- ACTRN12621000060842
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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