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NCT Number: NCT07118501

A Prospective, Post-Market, Clinical Follow-up Study of the Incompass™ Total Ankle System

The goal of this study is to demonstrate the safety and performance of the Incompass™ Total Ankle System after surgery over the standard follow-up period. The study will measure improvements in patient-reported information related to quality of life and pain following surgery. In order to do this, medical imaging (i.e. X-Rays, CT scans) which have been taken as part of routine care, will be reviewed. Any additional X-Rays conducted during the period of the research will also be reviewed.

The Incompass™ Total Ankle System has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The products are already in use routinely in ankle replacement surgeries. No part of this study is experimental.

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Key information

Age range

21 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Illinois Bone and Joint Institute, Morton Grove, Illinois, United States

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About this study

It is anticipated that a total of 200 subjects will be enrolled at up to ten sites over a three year enrollment period. The study has been designed to follow the surgeon's standard of care for subjects treated with a total ankle replacement including imaging (x-rays and or CT scans).

The primary endpoint of this study is the 24-month total Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS) score improvement after index surgery (or Initial Assessment). Secondary endpoints include safety (adverse events, reoperation, and survivorship) as well as performance measures (radiographic assessments, PROMIS Global Health questionnaire, Foot and Ankle Ability Measure [FAAM] and Total Ankle Replacement [TAR] Satisfaction questionnaires).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • The participant must be willing and able to sign a written approved informed consent form (ICF) approved by Institutional Review Board (IRB) or Ethics Committee (EC)
  • Participants must be males or non-pregnant females aged 21 years or older at the time of surgery;
  • Willing and able to comply with the requirements of the clinical investigation plan (CIP), including attend all required study visits.
  • The participant must be able to follow instructions and deemed capable of completing clinical investigation questionnaires.
  • Considered a candidate for total ankle replacement with the Incompass Total Ankle System in accordance with its legally approved Indication for Use (IFU).

Exclusion criteria

  • Participant with an ankle condition, as determined by the investigator, to be an inappropriate candidate for total ankle replacement;
  • Participant is currently enrolled in or plans to enroll in any concurrent drug and/or device clinical investigation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, may confound results;
  • Any participant that meets the definition of a Vulnerable Subject per ISO 14155 Section 3.44.
  • Participants who have participated previously in this clinical trial and who have been withdrawn.
  • Participant who is, or will be, inaccessible for follow-up
  • Participant is pregnant or intends to become pregnant during the course of the study.
  • Participants with a medical or physical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would preclude safe participation in the clinical investigation.
  • Participants requiring revision total ankle replacement of the ankle being considered for the study;
  • Participants with a failed previous ankle surgery (e.g., takedown fusion)
  • Participants with any infection at the ankle site or infections at distant sites that could migrate to the ankle, including sepsis and osteomyelitis;
  • Participants with compromised vascularity that would inhibit blood supply to the operative site;
  • Neuropathic arthropathy of the joint;
  • Insufficient bone stock or bone quality that cannot provide adequate support of the device;
  • Participants who have documented or suspected sensitivity to the implant materials.
  • Participants with inadequate neuromuscular status or those having poor skin coverage around the joint, which would make the procedure unjustifiable
  • Participant who routinely place excessive loads on their ankle as caused by activity and/or patient weight, per investigator discretion; or
  • Any mental or neuromuscular disorder that would create an unacceptable risk of failure or complications in postoperative care.

Treatment and study plan

Total Ankle Replacement

Device

Incompass™ Total Ankle System

Primary outcomes

  1. Ankle Osteoarthritis Scale (AOS)

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 month, 1 Year, 2 Year, 5 Year, 7 Year, 10 Year

    The AOS questionnaire consists of two 9-item subscales: one for pain and one for disability. Each subscale uses a visual analogue scale where patients mark a point on a 100mm horizontal line anchored by "No pain" and "Worst pain imaginable" for pain, or "No difficulty" and "So difficult unable" for disability

Secondary outcomes

  1. Foot and Ankle Ability Measure (FAAM)

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 month, 1 Year, 2 Year, 5 Year, 7 Year, 10 Year

    The FAAM has 29 questions and two components that are scored independently: an Activities of Daily Living (ADL) subscale and a Sports subscale. Each subscale is scored from 0 to 100 points, with higher scores representing better function.

  2. PROMIS Scale v1.2- Global Physical Health Score

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 Month, 1 Year, 2 year, 5 Year, 7 year, 10 Year

    The PROMIS Global-10 is a 10-item patient-reported questionnaire in which the response options are presented as 5-point (as well as a single 11-point) rating scales. The results of the questions are used to calculate two summary scores: a Global Physical Health Score and a Global Mental Health score. These scores are then standardized to the general population, using the "T-Score." The average "TScore" for the United States population is 50 points, with a standard deviation of 10 points. Higher scores indicate a healthier patient.

  3. PROMIS Scale v1.2- Global Mental Health Score

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 Month, 1 Year, 2 year, 5 Year, 7 year, 10 Year

    The PROMIS Global-10 is a 10-item patient-reported questionnaire in which the response options are presented as 5-point (as well as a single 11-point) rating scales. The results of the questions are used to calculate two summary scores: a Global Physical Health Score and a Global Mental Health score. These scores are then standardized to the general population, using the "T-Score." The average "TScore" for the United States population is 50 points, with a standard deviation of 10 points. Higher scores indicate a healthier patient.

  4. TAR Satisfaction

    Time frame: 6 month, 1 Year, 2 Year, 5 Year, 7 Year, 10 Year

    Patient satisfaction with the Incompass™ Total Ankle System post-operatively is assessed utilizing a four-point scale: excellent, good, fair and poor.

  5. Radiographic Findings

    Time frame: Baseline, 6 months, 1 year, 2 year, 5 year, 7 year, 10 year.

    Radiographic assessment for component loosening and/or subsidence, any osteolysis and/or cyst formation early and through the lifetime of the implant.

  6. Safety - Adverse Event

    Time frame: Baseline to 10 years postoperative

    The incidence of device-related Adverse Events by 10 years, as collected and reported by the Investigator

  7. Safety - Survivorship

    Time frame: Baseline to 10 years.

    The survivorship rate by 10 years, as defined with a Kaplan-Meier survivorship analysis.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Bridget Tiernan

CONTACT

[email protected]

983-277-1281

Rebecca Gibson

CONTACT

[email protected]

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stryker Trauma and Extremities

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2030
Study completion
2038
First posted
Aug 12, 2025
Registry last updated
Jul 30, 2026

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