Stem cell treatment after ACL ligament surgery
Part of Injuries & trauma clinical trials.
This trial studies whether adding mesenchymal stem cells during ACL (knee ligament) reconstruction helps the knee heal better. You might be eligible if your ACL injury is recent and you’re having a specific type of graft surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You can read and speak English well enough to join the study
- You’re between 18 and 60 years old, and your ACL injury is less than 6 months old
- You’re having ACL reconstruction using a patellar tendon allograft (donor tissue)
- You can have knee MRI scans and can attend all follow-up visits
- You have not had prior knee surgery, and this is not revision (repeat) ACL surgery
- You have no major health conditions that raise bleeding or infection risk, or interfere with participation
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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