Timing of Surgical Intervention for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip

Phase 3

Completed

• Conditions: Topic: Children, surgery, orthopaedics; Subtopic: All Diagnoses; Disease: All Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Other congenital deformities of hip

• Registration Number: ISRCTN76958754
• Lead Sponsor: Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2014-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 27 November 2017

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 636

Inclusion Criteria

1. Children aged 3 to 13 months with either:
1.1. New diagnosis of developmental displacement of the hip
1.2. Failed splintage up to 12 weeks of age
2. Children who require surgical reduction of the hip (open or closed)
3. Children who are fit for surgery the decision to include in the study will be entirely at the discretion of the operating surgeon
4. Parents willing to give consent to treatment, complete questionnaires and follow-up

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children older than 13 months
2. Children with neurological or syndromic teratologic dislocation of the hip
3. Children who have had previous surgical treatment for hip dysplasia
4. Children with an existing AVN
5. Children with existing ossific nucleus

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified