🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-01-12
Prophylactic Infrapatellar Saphenous Neurectomy in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty (NCT04028947)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🩺 Clinical Procedure Protocol Sponsor: Mayo Clinic
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
Researchers are trying to determine if knee pain can be reduced by proactively protecting the free end of the saphenous nerve versus leaving it in the standard position during total knee arthroplasty.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (1 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).
Location: Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Body Mass Index (BMI) \>40
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Unable to follow up visits (long distance from Mayo Clinic)
- Poor compliance risk
- Health condition deemed by physician to preclude patient's ability to participate in the trial
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Mayo Clinic in Florida — Jacksonville, Florida
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.