# Operative vs Non-operative Management of Posterior-medial Meniscal Root Tears: A Randomized Multicenter Trial (RCT)

> **NCT05985772** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Rush University Medical Center** · enrollment: 140 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Meniscus Tear, Tibial

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Non-Operative Pain Management
- **PROCEDURE:** Operative treatment arm will undergo transtibial medial meniscus root repair within 3 weeks of enrollment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05985772
- **Lead sponsor:** Rush University Medical Center
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2022-04-20
- **Primary completion:** 2027-12
- **Final completion:** 2028-03
- **Target enrollment:** 140 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-08-21

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05985772

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05985772, "Operative vs Non-operative Management of Posterior-medial Meniscal Root Tears: A Randomized Multicenter Trial (RCT)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05985772. Licensed CC0.

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