Osteochondritis Dissecans of Knee Prospective Cohort

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorUniversity of Pennsylvania

About this trial

The Cohort is a multi-site prospective data collection study that will enroll any patient with diagnosis of knee OCD (confirmed by a standard of care x-ray or MRI). Patients will be followed for up to the next 50 years of their lives to study courses of care, disease progression, treatment/surgical options/results, and specific sports-related outcomes in athletic patients. Subjects will complete quality of life surveys as part of the Cohort. Course of care will not be affected.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of osteochondritis dissecans or focal articular cartilage defects as confirmed by x-ray or MRI

Disqualifiers

Non-confirmed diagnosis (i.e. patient does not yet have imaging confirmation)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Other: observational only- no intervention

Treatment groups

3,000 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Pennsylvania

Lead sponsor

Altona Children's Hospital

Collaborator

Boston Children's Hospital

Collaborator

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Collaborator

Children's Health Andrews Institute for Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine

Collaborator

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Collaborator

Children's Hospital Colorado

Collaborator

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborator

Children's Hospital and Health System Foundation, Wisconsin

Collaborator

Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

Collaborator

Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Collaborator

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Collaborator

Kaiser Permanente

Collaborator

Mayo Clinic

Collaborator

National University Hospital, Singapore

Collaborator

Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego

Collaborator

Stanford University

Collaborator

Tennessee Orthopedic Alliance

Collaborator

Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children

Collaborator

The Rocky Mountain Hospital for Children

Collaborator

The Hospital for Sick Children

Collaborator

Göteborg University

Collaborator

University of Minnesota/TRIA Orthopaedic Center

Collaborator

Washington University School of Medicine

Collaborator