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Zimmer POLAR - Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)

Persona Outcomes Led Assessment Research in Total Knee Arthroplasty

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01859130
Enrollment
299
Registered
2013-05-21
Start date
2013-10-21
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2023-10-13

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Conditions

Osteoarthritis, Polyarthritis, RheumatoId Arthritis, Traumatic Arthritis

Brief summary

The primary objective of this study is to obtain implant survivorship and clinical outcomes data for commercially available Persona fixed bearing knee implants used in total knee arthroplasty. The assessment will include implant survivorship and clinical performance measured by pain and function, quality of life data, radiographic parameters and survivorship.

Detailed description

The study design is a prospective, multicenter, study of the commercially available Persona fixed bearing knee implants. The study will require each site to obtain Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval prior to study enrollment. All potential study subjects will be required to participate in the Informed Consent Process. All study subjects will undergo preoperative clinical evaluations prior to their total knee arthroplasty. The post-operative clinical and radiographic evaluations will be conducted at 6 weeks, 6 months, 1 year, 2, 3, 4, and 5 years. All info specified in the Brief Summary will be captured via the Knee Society Score, EQ-5D, Forgotten Joint Score, KSS Patient Expectations, Physical Exam, and Physician's Assessment of Radiographic Outcomes form.

Interventions

Sponsors

Zimmer Biomet
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Patient 18-75 years of age, inclusive; * Patient qualifies for primary total knee arthroplasty based on physical exam and medical history, including diagnosis of severe knee pain and disability due to at least one of the following: * rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, traumatic arthritis, polyarthritis; * collagen disorders and/or avascular necrosis of the femoral condyle; * post-traumatic loss of joint configuration, particularly when there is patellofemoral erosion, dysfunction or prior patellectomy; * moderate valgus, varus, or flexion deformities; * the salvage of previously failed surgical attempts that did not include partial or total knee arthroplasty of the ipsilateral knee; * Patient has participated in a study-related Informed Consent process; * Patient is willing and able to complete scheduled study procedures and follow-up evaluations; * Independent of study participation, patient is a candidate for commercially available Persona fixed bearing knee components implanted in accordance with product labeling.

Exclusion criteria

* Patient is currently participating in any other surgical intervention studies or pain management studies; * Previous history of infection in the affected joint and/or other local/systemic infection that may affect the prosthetic joint; * Insufficient bone stock on femoral or tibial surfaces; * Skeletal immaturity; * Neuropathic arthropathy; * Osteoporosis or any loss of musculature or neuromuscular disease that compromises the affected limb; * Stable, painless arthrodesis in a satisfactory functional position; * Severe instability secondary to the absence of collateral ligament integrity; * Rheumatoid arthritis accompanied by an ulcer of the skin or a history of recurrent breakdown of the skin; * Patient has a known or suspected sensitivity or allergy to one or more of the implant materials; * Patient is pregnant or considered a member of a protected population (e.g., prisoner, mentally incompetent, etc.); * Patient has previously received partial or total knee arthroplasty for the ipsilateral knee.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Knee Society Scores5 years post opThis form includes alignment, instability, joint range of motion, and symptoms. The overall range of scores available is -8 to 106. A higher score indicates good alignment, range of motion, and minimal symptoms of pain. A lower score indicates poor knee alignment, potential issues in range of motion, and the likely experience of symptoms of pain.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
EQ-5D5 years post opThe EQ-5D family of instruments has been developed to evaluate health across a wide range of disease areas. Each EQ-5D instrument comprises a short descriptive system questionnaire and a visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). The questionnaire provides a simple descriptive profile of a respondent's health state. The EQ VAS provides an alternative way to elicit an individual's rating of the individual's own overall current health. The overall range is -0.1 to 1.0. A higher score indicates a better overall health rating reported by the patient, and a lower score indicates a poor overall health rating. It is possible to score a negative value. Although unlikely, a negative value is observed to be a state worse than death.
Forgotten Joint Score (FJS)5 years post-opThe Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) is a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) tool designed to assess artificial prosthesis awareness during daily activities following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Scores range from 0-100. A score of 100 would indicate a high degree of forgetting the artificial joint (a low degree of awareness). A score of 0 would indicates a very low degree of forgetting the artificial joint (typically aware of the replacement).

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Persona TKA
Primary total knee arthroplasty subjects that receive the Zimmer Persona Total Knee System Zimmer Persona Total Knee System
299
Total299

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event11
Overall StudyDeath4
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up16
Overall StudyPhysician Decision6
Overall StudySponsor terminated: 47 Not specified: 353
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject17

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPersona TKA
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
146 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
153 Participants
Age, Continuous62.88 years
EQ5D-5L0.5 units on a scale
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
0 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
296 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Knee Society Score - Objective Knee47.3 units on a scale
KSS Patient Expectations14.4 units on a scale
Region of Enrollment
United States
299 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
157 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
142 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
4 / 299
other
Total, other adverse events
227 / 299
serious
Total, serious adverse events
72 / 299

Outcome results

Primary

Knee Society Scores

This form includes alignment, instability, joint range of motion, and symptoms. The overall range of scores available is -8 to 106. A higher score indicates good alignment, range of motion, and minimal symptoms of pain. A lower score indicates poor knee alignment, potential issues in range of motion, and the likely experience of symptoms of pain.

Time frame: 5 years post op

Population: Only 161 subjects completed the KSS form at the final 5yr follow-up. All other subjects were study completed, or lost to follow-up.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Persona TKAKnee Society Scores92.9 units on a scale
Secondary

EQ-5D

The EQ-5D family of instruments has been developed to evaluate health across a wide range of disease areas. Each EQ-5D instrument comprises a short descriptive system questionnaire and a visual analogue scale (EQ VAS). The questionnaire provides a simple descriptive profile of a respondent's health state. The EQ VAS provides an alternative way to elicit an individual's rating of the individual's own overall current health. The overall range is -0.1 to 1.0. A higher score indicates a better overall health rating reported by the patient, and a lower score indicates a poor overall health rating. It is possible to score a negative value. Although unlikely, a negative value is observed to be a state worse than death.

Time frame: 5 years post op

Population: Only 175 subjects completed the EQ-5D form at the final 5yr follow-up. All other subjects were study completed, or lost to follow-up.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Persona TKAEQ-5D0.9 units on a scale
Secondary

Forgotten Joint Score (FJS)

The Forgotten Joint Score-12 (FJS-12) is a validated patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) tool designed to assess artificial prosthesis awareness during daily activities following total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Scores range from 0-100. A score of 100 would indicate a high degree of forgetting the artificial joint (a low degree of awareness). A score of 0 would indicates a very low degree of forgetting the artificial joint (typically aware of the replacement).

Time frame: 5 years post-op

Population: Only 176 subjects completed the FJS form at the final 5yr follow-up. All other subjects were study completed, or lost to follow-up.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)
Persona TKAForgotten Joint Score (FJS)74.9 units on a scale

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