NCT06423300

Evaluation of the Patellar LIFT System for Subjects With Patellofemoral Cartilage Degeneration

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 245 (estimated)
• Sponsor: ZKR Orthopedics Inc · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 22 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The PELICAN study is a prospective, non randomized, dual arm, multi-center clinical study comparing clinical outcomes of subjects treated with the LIFT Implant System to subjects treated with Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy (TTO).

Conditions

• Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	LIFT Implant	The LIFT implant provides a less invasive option for treatment of patellofemoral cartilage degeneration in the knee. the LIFT implant unloads the patellofemoral joint by elevating the patellar tendon to unload the joint compartment and realign the kneecap toward healthier cartilage
OTHER	Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy	Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-19
• Primary completion: 2027-09-01
• Completion: 2031-09-01
• First posted: 2024-05-21
• Last updated: 2025-12-11

Locations

5 sites across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study