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Clinical Trials/NCT00285974
NCT00285974CompletedNot Applicable

Dosage of Metal Ions in the Blood of Different Metal-on-metal Prostheses, in Correlation With Physical Activity

University Hospital, Ghent2 sites in 1 country120 target enrollmentStarted: December 2003Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
120
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Concentration of metal ions in the blood

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Prospective study including 6 groups of 20 patients with a total hip prosthesis. Five different types of metal-on-metal prostheses are studied, and 1 group with ceramic-on-ceramic prostheses acts as control group. Patients undergo a clinical evaluation and blood sampling preoperatively, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Non Randomized
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
25 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hip osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Arms & Interventions

hip prosthesis

Experimental

Intervention: metal-on-metal total hip prosthesis versus ceramic-on-ceramic total hip prosthesis (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Concentration of metal ions in the blood

Time Frame: preoperatively, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively.

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (2)

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