Chest sensor tracks heart recovery after hip surgery

NCT ID NCT06744582

Completed Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Bournemouth University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested a new way to measure heart fitness (VO2 max) in 30 people before and after hip replacement surgery. Participants wore a small chest sensor to estimate VO2 max without exercise. The goal was to see if this method can track natural recovery over 12 weeks. It is a small feasibility study, not a treatment trial.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

What this could lead to: If successful, this could help doctors better predict recovery after hip replacement surgery using simple, non-exercise heart measurements.
What could go wrong: This is a small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to test the measurement method, not to prove any treatment works.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

osteoarthritis osteoarthritis, hip

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

HIP OSTEOARTHRITIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Bournemouth University

Bournemouth, Dorset, BH12 2DR, United Kingdom
Nuffield Health Hospital Bournemouth

Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1RW, United Kingdom

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