A Nanoscopic Second Look Into the Knee Joint

Conditions

• Meniscal Tears

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Nanoscopic Arthroscopy of the Knee — PROCEDURE
  Participants who agree to participate will undergo a postoperative in-clinic nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee at a routine follow-up visit. A small nanoscope will be inserted into the knee joint in a clinic setting to obtain images that will be used for comparison to the arthroscopic images taken from their surgery and preoperative MRI images. The estimated healing will then be recorded and compared with patient reported outcome survey scores.

Study Details

The goal of this clinical trial is to look at how well different surgeries heal over time in patients that have previously undergone arthroscopic knee interventions. These procedures may include cartilage repair or grafting, meniscus repair or trimming, ligament reconstruction, cartilage smoothing, and treatments such as amniotic tissue or platelet rich plasma (PRP). Using a very small camera called a nanoarthroscope, doctors will take a "second look" inside the knee after surgery to see how it has healed. These findings will be compared to patient-reported outcomes, such as pain and function scores, as well as images taken during the original surgery. The goal is to determine whether this second look provides useful information that can help guide recovery and future care.

Key Dates

First listed

Jul 17, 2026

Start date

May 20, 2026

Status verified

Jul 2026

Primary completion

May 20, 2028

Completion

May 20, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment

15 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

DIAGNOSTIC

Arms

• Experimental: Postoperative Nanoscopic Knee Evaluation
  Participants who consent will undergo an in-clinic postoperative nanoscopic arthroscopy of the knee at a routine follow-up visit. Images obtained during nanoscopic evaluation will be compared with preoperative MRI and intraoperative arthroscopic images to estimate healing and findings will be correlated with patient-reported outcome measures.

Primary Outcome Measure

Correlation between Estimated Percentage Meniscal Healing at Second Look Nanoscopic Arthroscopy and PROMIS Score. [ Time Frame: From baseline (preoperative assessment) to the postoperative second-look nanoscopic arthroscopy visit (3 to 24 months after the index meniscal repair procedure). ]

Central Contacts

• Robert J Panganiban
  (702) 383-7336
  [email protected]
• Robert Bimbi, PhD
  (702) 383-7302
  [email protected]

Locations (1)

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