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A Longitudinal Outcomes Study of the Subchondroplasty® Procedure in the Foot/Ankle

A Longitudinal Outcomes Study of the Subchondroplasty® Procedure in the Foot/Ankle

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03087396
Enrollment
148
Registered
2017-03-22
Start date
2017-03-10
Completion date
2023-08-23
Last updated
2026-04-09

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

Conditions

Insufficiency Fractures, Stress Fracture, Stress Fracture, Ankle, Foot and Toes

Keywords

bone marrow defect, bone marrow lesion, stress fracture, calcium phosphate, bone substitute material

Brief summary

Post Market clinical outcomes study to collect data on the short - and long-term outcomes for subjects who are undergoing or who have undergone the Subchondroplasty Procedure in the foot and/or ankle in a standard clinical setting. Outcomes to be assessed include pain medication usage, pain, function, activity levels and patient satisfaction.

Detailed description

This is a post-market, multi-center, patient outcomes centered study to evaluate the on-label use of AccuFill during the Subchondroplasty procedure (SCP). Enrolled subjects will sign an informed consent form, satisfy the inclusion/exclusion criteria and have at least one bone marrow lesion, such as a cyst or stress fracture confirmed by diagnostic imaging in the foot and/or ankle joint. Demographics, medical history and medications will recorded at the time of enrollment. Surgical details including the SCP procedure, concomitant surgical procedures and intraoperative safety events will be recorded. Subjects will complete validated patient reported outcomes measures pre-operatively including the Foot Function Index (FFI) revised short form, the EQ-5D™ and numeric pain score. These measures plus a subject satisfaction survey will also be administered post-operatively at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year, and 2 years. Screening for adverse events and revision surgeries will occur throughout the study. Target enrollment is 140 patients at up to 25 clinical sites. Subjects will complete the study at 2 years or will be withdrawn if the patient undergoes revision surgery of the Subchondroplasty site.

Interventions

DEVICETreatment of insufficiency fractures

Filling of micro fractures or insufficiency fractures with a bone substitute material

Sponsors

Zimmer Biomet
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
OTHER

Eligibility

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

Inclusion criteria

* Subject has at least one bone defect such as a bone marrow lesion (BML), cyst or stress fracture confirmed by diagnostic imaging * Surgeon considers the patient appropriate for the SCP procedure * Subject provides voluntary signature on the Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved Informed Consent * Subject is at least 18 years of age * Subject must be physically and mentally willing and able, in the Investigator's opinion at the time of enrollment, to complete outcome forms via the internet, telephone or regular mail

Exclusion criteria

* Subject is pregnant at the time of surgery * Subject is incarcerated * Subject is involved in active litigation related to the condition being treated

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Foot Function Index-Revised (FFI-R) Short Form Score at 24 Months24 monthsFoot Function Index - Revised Short Form (FFI-R SF) subscale scores. Measures foot pain, disability, and activity limitation. Items scored 1-4 (1=best, 4=worst); 5=not applicable to the subject and does not indicate worse function. Subscales calculated from applicable items and converted to 0-100%. Higher=more pain/worse function.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Pain and Functional Performance by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS) From Baseline at 6-weeks6 weeks postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Pain and Functional Performance at 6 Weeks by the Foot Function Index-Revised (FFI-R) Short Form6 weeks postoperativeFoot Function Index - Revised Short Form (FFI-R SF) subscale scores. Measures foot pain, disability, and activity limitation. Items scored 1-4 (1=best, 4=worst); 5=not applicable to the subject and does not indicate worse function. Subscales calculated from applicable items and converted to 0-100%. Higher=more pain/worse function.
Pain and Functional Performance at 3 Months by the Foot Function Index-Revised (FFI-R) Short Form3 Months postoperativeFoot Function Index - Revised Short Form (FFI-R SF) subscale scores. Measures foot pain, disability, and activity limitation. Items scored 1-4 (1=best, 4=worst); 5=not applicable to the subject and does not indicate worse function. Subscales calculated from applicable items and converted to 0-100%. Higher=more pain/worse function.
Pain and Functional Performance at 6 Months by the Foot Function Index-Revised (FFI-R) Short Form6 Months postoperativeFoot Function Index - Revised Short Form (FFI-R SF) subscale scores. Measures foot pain, disability, and activity limitation. Items scored 1-4 (1=best, 4=worst); 5=not applicable to the subject and does not indicate worse function. Subscales calculated from applicable items and converted to 0-100%. Higher=more pain/worse function.
Pain and Functional Performance at 1 Year by the Foot Function Index-Revised (FFI-R) Short Form1 Year postoperativeFoot Function Index - Revised Short Form (FFI-R SF) subscale scores. Measures foot pain, disability, and activity limitation. Items scored 1-4 (1=best, 4=worst); 5=not applicable to the subject and does not indicate worse function. Subscales calculated from applicable items and converted to 0-100%. Higher=more pain/worse function.
Pain and Functional Performance at 12-weeks by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS)12 weeks postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Pain and Functional Performance at 3-months by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS)3 months postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Pain and Functional Performance at 6-months by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS)6 months postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Pain and Functional Performance at 1-year by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS)1 year postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Pain and Functional Performance at 2-years by the Numeric Pain Score (NPS)2 years postoperativeNumeric Pain Score (NPS) reported on a 0-10 scale, where 0 = no pain and 10 = worst possible pain. Higher scores indicate greater pain intensity. Baseline values reflect pre-operative pain levels.
Subject Quality-of-life at 6-weeks by the EQ-5D6 weeks postoperativeAssesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Scores typically range from -0.594 to 1.000, where 1.000 indicates perfect health and lower scores indicate poorer health status.
Subject Quality-of-life at 3-months by the EQ-5D3 months postoperativeAssesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Scores typically range from -0.594 to 1.000, where 1.000 indicates perfect health and lower scores indicate poorer health status.
Subject Quality-of-life at 6-months by the EQ-5D6 months postoperativeAssesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Scores typically range from -0.594 to 1.000, where 1.000 indicates perfect health and lower scores indicate poorer health status.
Subject Quality-of-life at 1-year by the EQ-5D1 year postoperativeAssesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Scores typically range from -0.594 to 1.000, where 1.000 indicates perfect health and lower scores indicate poorer health status.
Subject Quality-of-life at 2-years by the EQ-5D2 year postoperativeAssesses health-related quality of life across five dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Scores typically range from -0.594 to 1.000, where 1.000 indicates perfect health and lower scores indicate poorer health status.

Countries

Canada, United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORRobert B Anderson, MD

OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous45.27 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.61
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
20 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
120 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
8 Participants
Foot Function Index at Baseline62.5 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.6
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Foot Function Index
Activity Limitation
65.4 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.2
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Foot Function Index
Difficulty
69.9 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.9
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Foot Function Index
Pain
65.7 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 18.2
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Foot Function Index
Social Issues
50.9 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.6
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Foot Function Index
Stiffness
61.0 Percentage scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 21.4
Pain and functional performance at baseline by the Numeric Pain Scale (NPS)5.2 Points on a scale (0-10)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.3
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Asian
5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Black or African American
4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Decline to Respond
5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
1 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Other
5 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
White
125 Participants
Region of Enrollment
Canada
7 participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
141 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
85 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
63 Participants
Subject quality-of-life at baseline by the EQ-5D-5L0.5 Index score (0-1)
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.3

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
1 / 1420 / 6
other
Total, other adverse events
44 / 1423 / 6
serious
Total, serious adverse events
24 / 1421 / 6

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Apr 10, 2026