Exactech Knee Systems Post Market Clinical Follow-up
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Prospective / Subjects Knee Arthroplasty, Retrospective to Prospective, Retrospective Only Subjects.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Knee Arthroplasty, Total, Partial Knee Replacement. Basic parameters: from 18 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
A Post-Market Domestic (US) and International Data Collection to Assess Exactech Knee Systems
Overview
This is a multi-center, open-label, prospective and retrospective clinical outcomes study. Patient outcomes data is important for assessing the post-market safety and effectiveness of orthopedic medical devices. The purpose of this study is to collect clinical and patient outcomes and survivorship data for patients who have received or will receive an Exactech Knee System total knee arthroplasty (TKA) prosthesis manufactured or distributed by Exactech Inc (Gainesville, Florida, USA). Subjects will, or will have already, undergo/undergone TKA as prescribed by the operating surgeon in a medical center with appropriate facilities and appropriately trained personnel. Treatment will be with the knee replacement components described in this protocol. The surgical procedure shall be conducted according to the appropriate Surgical Technique (Reference #: 712-35-41 and 712-35-35 as applicable) and product labeling for an Exactech Knee System and in accordance with the standard of care of the operating surgeon. The medical devices and procedures used in this study are considered standard of care and are not considered investigational or experimental. Information about the subject's preoperative conditions, demographics, previous surgical procedures, devices used, surgical procedure, postoperative outcomes, radiographic outcomes, and adverse events should be collected according to the Protocol Activity Schedule below: Cohort 1. Prospective Subjects Enrolled in the study pre-surgery: Cohort 2. Retrospective-to-Prospective Subjects - Subjects Enrolled in the study post-surgery. Cohort 3. Retrospective Only Subjects - Data collection for the Retrospective Only Subjects will occur through a retrospective, observational, medical chart review. Visit \& Windows of data to be collected for all Cohorts: * Preoperative Visit- Within ≤ 3 months prior to surgery * Surgery/Discharge -Day of Surgery /Day of Discharge * 6 Week Post-Op Visit - (Porous cohort only) -3 weeks - 7 weeks * 6 Month Post-Op Visit - (Required for porous, optional for cemented) - 8 weeks - 26 weeks * 1 through 10 Year Post-Operative Follow-Up Visits (As per the surgeon's standard of care) - ±6 months Clinical Outcomes to be collected (only if available for Cohort 3): * Functional Performance * Range of Motion 1\. Patient Outcomes to be collected (only if available for Cohort 3): * Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score for Joint Replacement Jr. (KOOS Jr.) * Knee Society Score (KSS) / Hospital for Special Surgery Score (HSS) * Oxford Knee Score (OKS) * Visual Analog Scale (VAS) for Pain and Patient Satisfaction 2\. Safety Outcomes: a. Adverse Events * Procedure-related adverse events, * Device related adverse events, * Readmissions, and Revisions b. Radiographic Outcomes (Assessment) (e.g., radiolucent lines, subsidence) c. Survivorship Rates - Kaplan Meier Analysis with a survivorship distribution function
Detailed description
3\. Sample Size and Justification
Enrollment targets are based on, but not limited to, a sample size of 1879 primary subjects. Subjects will be enrolled based on a statistical estimation of the sample size needed to examine the primary outcome of survivorship (i.e., implant revision). The below table describes the distribution of enrollment. Additional subjects and component types may be enrolled beyond those described below.
1. Truliant CR, n=308 Cemented Femoral, n=154 Porous Femoral, n=154 Tibial Insert CR, n=154 Tibial Insert CRC, n=154 2. Truliant PS, n=610 Cemented Femoral, n=305 Porous Femoral, n=305 Tibial Insert PS, n=305 Tibial Insert PSC, n=305 3. Logic CR, n=308 Cemented Femoral, n=154 Porous Femoral, n=154 Tibial Insert CR, n=154 Tibial Insert CRC, n=154 4. Logic PS, n=610 Cemented Femoral, n=305 Porous Femoral, n=305 Tibial Insert PS, n=305 Tibial Insert PSC, n=305 5. Constrained Condylar Components, n=43 CC Cemented Femoral Components, n=43 CC Tibial Inserts, n=43
Each product's subgroups share the same parameters and assumptions resulting in equal sample size. Sample sizes are estimated by component to ensure sufficient clinical data on each Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) component from each system. Because a patient must undergo a TKA with both a tibial insert and a femoral component, that individual patient will count toward the sample size for each component. All calculations consider an estimated 40% attrition rate.
The sample size calculations indicate the estimated width of the 95% confidence limits for the primary endpoint, namely implant survivorship at 10 years, based on data obtained from the literature. The calculation generated a proposed sample size sufficient to support a 10-year survivorship analysis. To ensure data consistency and quality across the planned study time points, the sample size estimation is applied to the prospectively enrolled subjects only.
4\. Data Collection
Standard follow-up visits should be conducted to collect ongoing subject outcomes data. Electronic Patient Reported Outcomes (ePRO) may be available for subjects/sites to use for collection of safety data and patient reported outcomes.
5\. Data Collection Forms/Logs
Paper Case Report Forms (CRFs) will be provided to assist sites with data collection, if requested. The use of paper CRFs may be implemented into the site's workflow completely, partially, or not at all. All data submitted to Exactech through an eCRF within the EDC must be verifiable in the patient's medical records or paper CRF. The original source of data submitted via electronic case report forms (eCRFs) for this study must be established prior to data collection.
6\. Data Recording:
An electronic data capture (EDC) system will be used for recording data in this study. The EDC system provides an electronic version of the paper forms that allow for simple online completion and submission of the forms. The EDC system can be accessed from any computer with internet capabilities and provides a secure internet connection for data entry.
Each site will need to be assigned login information (User ID and Password) from Exactech to access the forms. Sites will also be provided with the paper forms, if requested, so that all appropriate data can be collected during each subject visit. The data collected on the paper forms can then be used to complete the online (Internet) forms.
7\. Data Quality Assurance
Investigative sites will be notified of incomplete or discrepant data so that corrections or additional data can be provided, as appropriate. Whether a site is using paper or electronic forms it is important to fill out each form as completely, legibly, and accurately as possible before submitting it to the Sponsor via eCRF.
8\. Outcome Assessment
Analysis of clinical outcomes will be summarized using appropriate descriptive statistics (means, standard deviations, medians, minimum and maximums for continuous variables, and percentages for categorical variables at each point in time).
9\. Device Survival
A Kaplan-Meier survival curve analysis will be performed to account for variability in length of follow- up.
10\. Complications
Device-related complications, both "possibly," and "definitely" related, as well as serious adverse events will be summarized by reporting the total number of reported events by the number of operative cases.
11\. Study Monitoring
Study monitoring will occur according to the Monitoring Plan set out specific to this study. The monitoring duties are to aid the Clinical Investigator in the production and maintenance of complete, legible, well-organized, and easily retrievable data. In addition, the Monitor will be responsible for ensuring the Clinical Investigators' understanding of the CIP and all applicable regulations.
12\. Good Clinical Practices (GCP)
This investigation will be conducted in accordance with the principles of BS EN International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14155:2020 titled "Clinical investigation of medical devices for human subjects" and International Council for Harmonisation (ICH) GCP (Good Clinical Practice) guidelines.
Interventions
- Device Prospective / Subjects Knee Arthroplasty
Knee Arthroplasty - Device Retrospective to Prospective
Knee Arthroplasty - Device Retrospective Only Subjects
Knee Arthroplasty
Primary outcome measures
- Primary Objective [Time frame: 10 Years]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- Secondary Objective [Time frame: 10 Years]
Eligibility criteria
Cohort 1. Prospective / Subjects
Enrolled in the study pre-surgery:
Subjects who agree to participate in the study have not had surgery prior to being enrolled in the study.
Skeletally mature (18 years of age or older).
The subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study.
Subject is to receive an Exactech Knee System TKA for any approved indication for use.
The knee replacement will be performed by the investigator or a sub- investigator.
The devices will be used according to the approved indications.
Cohort 2. Retrospective to Prospective
Subjects enrolled in the study post- surgery then continue to participate in the study prospectively.
Subjects who agree to participate, who have had surgery prior to enrollment in the study. Data for these subjects will be collected from the subject's medical record for the time-period prior to enrollment in the study containing data pertaining to the preoperative time period and index surgery (retrospective data) and from the patient after they are enrolled in the study during the post-operative time-period (prospectively).
Skeletally mature (18 years of age or older).
The subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study.
Subject received an Exactech Knee System TKA for any approved indication for use.
The knee replacement was performed by the investigator or a surgeon sub-investigator.
The devices are/were used according to the approved indications.
Special consideration should be taken to ensure that these subjects meet all inclusion criteria, none of the exclusion criteria, and have a minimum of the following pre- operative, operative, and applicable postoperative data available in the subject's medical records, related to the Exactech Knee System prosthesis manufactured or distributed by Exactech Inc (Gainesville, Florida, USA). Prior to inclusion in the study, the following details must be available for data submission:
Pre-Operative:
Demographic Data
Gender
Age at surgery
Height/Weight
Indication for surgery
Prior Injuries/Surgeries on index knee
Comorbidities
Operative:
Date of Surgery
Type of Surgery (Primary / Revision)
All component product information, including catalogue reference numbers.
Adverse Event Information, if applicable
Cohort 3. Retrospective Only Subjects
Enrolled in the study post-study surgery with no intent to continue as prospective subjects.
Note: No prospective data may be collected from a subject if they are enrolled under this cohort unless the subject is willing and able to provide written informed consent for participation in the study, in which case they should be part of Cohort 2.
Skeletally mature at the time of the surgery (18 years of age or older).
The patient's clinical record includes a signed waiver that clearly expresses patient consent for the use of available clinical data for the purpose of clinical research outside of the operating institution.
The patient's clinical record includes a documented procedure that includes, or is related to, TKA with an Exactech Knee System device.
The knee replacement was performed by the investigator or a surgeon sub-investigator.
The devices are/were used according to the approved indications.
Special consideration should be taken to ensure that these subjects meet all inclusion criteria, none of the exclusion criteria and have a minimum of the following pre- operative, operative, and applicable postoperative data available in the subject's medical records, related to the Exactech Knee System prosthesis manufactured or distributed by Exactech Inc (Gainesville, Florida, USA). Prior to inclusion in the study, the following details must be available for submission:
Pre-Operative:
Demographic Data
Gender
Age at surgery
Height/Weight
Indication for surgery
Prior Injuries/Surgeries on index knee
Comorbidities
Operative:
Date of Surgery
Type of Surgery (Primary / Revision)
All component product information, including catalogue reference numbers.
Adverse Event Information, if applicable
Exclusion criteria
Patient was <18 years of age at time of surgery Patient does not meet indicated population for use criteria for this device. Patient is pregnant Patient is a prisoner Patient has a physical or mental condition that would invalidate the results Patient is contraindicated for the surgery (e.g., metal allergy)
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Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Florida Orthopaedic Associates — DeLand
Publications
- Martin A, Quah C, Syme G, Lammin K, Segaren N, Pickering S. Long term survivorship following Scorpio Total Knee Replacement. Knee. 2015 Jun;22(3):192-6. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2015.01.007. Epub 2015 Mar 26. PMID 25818502
- Scott CE, Clement ND, MacDonald DJ, Hamilton DF, Gaston P, Howie CR, Burnett R. Five-year survivorship and patient-reported outcome of the Triathlon single-radius total knee arthroplasty. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2015 Jun;23(6):1676-83. doi: 10.1007/s00167-014-2922-8. Epub 2014 Mar 13. PMID 24623184
- Meftah M, White PB, Ranawat AS, Ranawat CS. Long-term results of total knee arthroplasty in young and active patients with posterior stabilized design. Knee. 2016 Mar;23(2):318-21. doi: 10.1016/j.knee.2015.10.008. Epub 2016 Jan 29. PMID 26833096
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07107581 · TM- 2022-012696