Massive study to settle debate: which hip stem length saves more lives?

NCT ID NCT06367829

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION Knowledge-focused Sponsor: JointResearch Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Nov 18, 2025 · Last updated May 01, 2026 · Updated 16 times

Summary

This study looks at over 110,000 people who had hip replacement surgery to compare two different stem lengths of the same hip implant. The goal is to see if the longer stem leads to fewer deaths or implant failures than the shorter one. Researchers are using existing data from national registries, so no new treatments are being tested.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • OLVG

    Amsterdam, North Holland, 1090 HM, Netherlands

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