Understanding Knee Pain and Osteoarthritis with WBCT
This observational study is looking at the connection between the shape of your kneecap joint (patellofemoral joint, or PFJ) and knee pain, including patellofemoral pain (often called "runner's knee") and knee osteoarthritis (OA). Researchers will use a special type of X-ray called a WBCT (weight-bearing computed tomography) to get detailed 3D images of your knee while you're standing. This helps them see how your kneecap moves under normal conditions. The goal is to understand if certain shapes of the PFJ are linked to specific knee symptoms. This knowledge could help doctors better understand and treat the causes of your knee pain. The study plans to enroll 36 participants and is currently unclear on its recruitment status.
- Study design
- This is an observational study, meaning it looks at existing conditions without giving new treatments. It plans to include 36 participants.
- What's involved
- You would have images of your knee taken using a WBCT scan. This scan provides a 3D view of your kneecap joint while bearing weight.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Measurements for the main goals of the study will be taken from enrollment to the end of the study, which is 1 day.
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Assessing the Association Between WBCT PFJ Morphological Metrics and Knee Symptoms
At a glance
Conditions
NCT07472088
Where you'd take part
This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansasstudy coordinator listed
Recruiting
Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.
Study leadership
- Neil A Segal, MD, MS · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Kansas Medical Center
Who to contact
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What this trial measures
- TT-TGFrom enrollment to end of study (1 day)
Tibial Tuberosity - Trochlear Grove (TT-TG) will be measured on 3D WBCT knee images acquired at 0° and 20±5° of knee flexion.
- reTRFFrom enrollment to end of study (1 day)
Relative external tibiofemoral rotation (reTFR) will be measured on 3D WBCT knee images acquired at 0° and 20±5° of knee flexion.
- Congruence AngleFrom enrollment to end of study (1 day)
Congruence angle will be measured on 3D WBCT knee images acquired at 20±5° of knee flexion.