EPOS Discoid Meniscus (DiMe) Project
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Conditions studied: Discoid Meniscus of Knee
In brief
The aims of this Discoid Meniscus (DiMe) project are to analyze DM tears characteristics in the pediatric European population to describe current treatment options in symptomatic DM, and to evaluate clinical outcomes. To reach these objectives, a prospective database including symptomatic DM and variables associated with DM characteristics, type of tears, treatment, imaging, and clinical follow-up will be implemented. Data collection platform will provide future studies to understand the best treatment option for skeletally immature patient with symptomatic DM according to their history and lesion characteristics.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT05580315
- Run by
- University of Milano Bicocca
- People needed
- 500
- Starts
- 2022-09-08
- Expected to finish
- 2042-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-07-25
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- symptomatic DM confirmed by a senior orthopedic surgeon based on physical examination and MRI
- age less than eighteen years
- informed consent freely granted and acquired before the start of the study from legal representative
You may not qualify if…
- concomitant or previous knee surgeries
- concomitant ligament knee injury that requires a surgical treatment
- concomitant fractures
- inflammatory or arthritic diseases.
Where it is running
- ASST Monza - Ospedale San Gerardo — Monza, Italy (enrolling)
- Oulu University Hospital, — Oulu, Finland
- CHU Grenoble — Grenoble, France
- Clinique Rive Gauche — Toulouse, France
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Hôpital des Enfants, CHU de Toulouse — Toulouse, France
- Policlinico San Pietro — Bergamo, BG, Italy
- Department of Pediatric Orthopaedics, Hospital Pediátrico de -Coimbra — Coimbra, Portugal
- Hospital Cuf Descobertas — Lisbon, Portugal
- Centre hospitalier universitaire vaudois (CHUV) — Lausanne, Switzerland
- London Children's Hospital — London, United Kingdom
- Universitair Ziekenhuis — Leuven, Belgium
- SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S NHS NHS Foundation Trust, — Sheffield, United Kingdom
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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