Active, not recruitingNo phase
Staged Versus Simultaneous Bilateral Knee Arthroplasty
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Orthopaedic Innovation Centre
- Where
- Canada8 sites in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- People taking part
- 224 people, planned
- Started
- 19 Mar 2018
- Expected to end
- Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Simultaneous Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)
- Staged Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)
- Record updated
- 20 February 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Patients considering bilateral knee arthroplasty
- Patients must sign the consent form
- Patients must be willing to complete the study questionnaires for the duration of the study
Who cannot take part
- Patients who require simultaneous bilateral knee replacement surgery in order to manage significant bilateral flexion or valgus knee contractures where staged procedures may result in suboptimal outcomes by increasing the risk of post-operative flexion contracture in the "first replaced" knee
- patients who are unable to complete the questionnaires
This trial has no sites in United States.
It has sites in one country. Choose a country to see its sites.
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The purpose of this study is to assist surgeons and patients in answering the question "Should I have both knees replaced at the same time, or should I just do one and wait to do the second one?"
The 2 groups in the trial
- Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA)Existing treatment, for comparison
Patient will have complete replacement - Simultaneous vs Staged
Treatment: Simultaneous Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) and Staged Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)
- Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)Existing treatment, for comparison
Patient will have half-knee replacement (partial) - Simultaneous vs Staged
Treatment: Simultaneous Knee Arthroplasty (UKA) and Staged Knee Arthroplasty (UKA)
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Randomized Control Trial of Staged Versus Simultaneous Bilateral Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Record updated
- 20 February 2026