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Clinical Trials/NCT00285974
NCT00285974
Completed
Not Applicable

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

University Hospital, Ghent1 site in 1 country120 target enrollmentDecember 2003

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Hip Osteoarthritis
Sponsor
University Hospital, Ghent
Enrollment
120
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Concentration of metal ions in the blood
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
December 2003
End Date
November 2005
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Single Group
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Hip osteoarthritis

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Concentration of metal ions in the blood

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

Study Sites (1)

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