# Mechanical vs. Radiofrequency-Based Debridement in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions

> **NCT01803880** · NA · TERMINATED · sponsor: **Smith & Nephew, Inc.** · enrollment: 148 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chondral Lesion Plus Partial Medial Meniscectomy

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Mechanical Debridement
- **DEVICE:** RF-Based Debridement

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01803880
- **Lead sponsor:** Smith & Nephew, Inc.
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** TERMINATED
- **Start date:** 2013-03-08
- **Primary completion:** 2017-05-04
- **Final completion:** 2017-07-21
- **Target enrollment:** 148 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** Unable to meet enrollment goals
- **Last updated:** 2019-03-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01803880

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01803880, "Mechanical vs. Radiofrequency-Based Debridement in the Treatment of Articular Cartilage Lesions". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-08 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01803880. Licensed CC0.

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