Autopsy report · NCT02155712

Triathlon Tritanium Knee Outcomes Study

“Due to the pandemic, multiple sites were unable to complete patient visits resulting in less-than-optimal postoperative follow-up occurred. Therefore, study objectives were not met and the decision was made to close the study early.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 4 months before it started.
• Ran for about 8 years 5 months before it stopped.
• 680 participants enrolled.
• Results were posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Phase

Na

Sponsor

Stryker Orthopaedics

Sponsor type

Industry

Conditions

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee

Interventions

Triathlon Tritanium Knee; Triathlon Knee

Participants

680

Sites

10

Countries

United States

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

Everything here comes from the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. The timeline uses the record’s dates; dates marked planned are the sponsor’s plans. The cause of death is an automatic, unverified label. This is research information, not medical advice.