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Safety and Efficacy of the Journey II BCS Total Knee System

A Retro-Prospective, Non-randomized, Consecutive Series, SIngle Cohort, Multicenter Adaptive Design Study to Evaluate the Outcomes of Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA) Using JOURNEY™ II BCS TotaL Knee SystEm (The NIMBLE Study)

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01705067
Acronym
NIMBLE
Enrollment
209
Registered
2012-10-12
Start date
2012-06-30
Completion date
2023-07-31
Last updated
2024-06-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Degenerative Knee Disease, Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Brief summary

Assess the safety and efficacy of the JOURNEY II BCS Total Knee System in subjects with degenerative knee disease requiring primary total knee replacement.

Detailed description

Assess the safety and efficacy of the JOURNEY II BCS Total Knee System in subjects with degenerative knee disease requiring primary total knee replacement. Pre-operative and operative assessments collected retrospectively. All postoperative assessments beginning at the 6 month post-operative time point collected prospectively.

Interventions

DEVICETKA with Journey II BCS Total Knee System

TKA with Journey II BCS Total Knee System

Sponsors

Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
OTHER

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Subject received primary total knee arthroplasty with the JOURNEY™ II BCS Total Knee System due to degenerative joint disease * Subject is willing to sign and date an IRB approved consent form * Subject is of legal age to consent * Subject plans to be available through ten (10) years postoperative follow-up * Subject agrees to follow the study protocol

Exclusion criteria

* Subject received the JOURNEY™ II BCS Total Knee System on the affected knee as a revision for a previously failed total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty * Subject received TKA on the contralateral knee as a revision for a previously failed total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty * Subject possesses a contralateral or ipsilateral revision hip arthroplasty * Subject has ipsilateral hip arthritis resulting in flexion contracture * At the time of enrollment, subject has one or more of the following arthroplasties that are not fully healed and well-functioning, as determined by the investigator: * Ipsilateral or contralateral primary total hip arthroplasty or hip resurfacing arthroplasty * Contralateral primary total knee or unicondylar knee arthroplasty * At the time of surgery, subject had an active infection or sepsis (treated or untreated) * At the time of surgery, subject had presence of malignant tumor, metastatic, or neoplastic disease * At the time of surgery, subject had conditions that may interfere with the TKA survival or outcome (i.e., Paget's or Charcot's disease, vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy, uncontrolled diabetes, moderate to severe renal insufficiency or neuromuscular disease) * At the time of surgery, subject had contralateral lower extremity condition causing abnormal ambulation * Subject is pregnant or plans to become pregnant during the study * Subject has an emotional or neurological condition that would pre-empt their ability or willingness to participate in the study * At the time of surgery, subject had a BMI\>40 * At the time of enrollment, subject has a BMI\>40 * Subject is enrolled in another investigational drug, biologic, or device study * Subject is facing current or impending incarceration

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Rate of ITB Friction Pain6 months post-operatively

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Adverse Events6 months post-operatively, 1 year post-operatively, 2 years post-operatively, 5 years post-operatively, and 10 years post-operatively
Radiographic EvaluationBaseline and 6 months post-operatively, 1 year post-operatively, 2 years post-operatively, 5 years post-operatively, and 10 years post-operatively
Knee Society Score6 months post-operatively, 1 year post-operatively, 2 years post-operatively, 5 years post-operatively, and 10 years post-operatively

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026