🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-08-21

Knee Cartilage Repair Registry (NCT07786207)

🟡 Not Yet Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: Smith & Nephew, Inc.

🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)

This registry is designed to collect information on how different surgical procedures are used and how well they work in treating knee cartilage damage. Information will be collected from patients undergoing knee surgery for cartilage damage and entered into a large database that reflects routine clinical practice ("real-world" data). The data collected will be used to support future research and improve understanding of treatment outcomes for knee cartilage repair.

Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (15 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (6 items).

Location: CAO Research Foundation — Washington D.C., District of Columbia

📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener

Instant Checklist

Check 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:
  • History of allergic reaction or intolerance of materials containing calcium carbonate or hyaluronate/coral derivatives.
  • Is actively participating in a cartilage repair clinical trial.
  • For subjects having other knee cartilage repair surgery: \- Treatment will be on patellar lesion(s).
  • Has participated previously in this registry (with the index or contralateral knee).
  • Meets the definition of a Vulnerable Subject per ISO 14155 Section 3.56.

🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.

📍 All Participating Trial Locations (3 Sites)

  • CAO Research Foundation — Washington D.C., District of Columbia
  • The Orthopaedic Research Foundation, Inc. — Indianapolis, Indiana
  • Oklahoma Sports Science and Orthopedics — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

💰 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.
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