Which hip replacement best restores your natural hip shape?
NCT ID NCT06272422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares three types of hip replacement surgery—traditional total hip arthroplasty, a neck-preserving Minihip, and hip resurfacing—to see which one best restores the hip's natural biomechanics. Researchers will use CT scans and X-rays before and after surgery to measure hip alignment and offset. 165 adults with hip arthritis will be followed for one year to assess both mechanical and clinical outcomes.
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 study could help surgeons choose the best hip replacement technique for restoring natural hip function.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It may not lead to immediate changes in surgical practice or patient outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 165 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients, primary care clinic at Lille University Hospital, single-center study
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age ≥ 18 years * Planned surgery: total hip arthroplasty, Minihip or RSA * Absence of osteoarthritis or osteoarthritis ≤ stage 1 (Tönnis classification) of contralateral hip (Radiographic analysis) * Patient having given his/her non-opposition to participate in the study * Patient with social insurance * Patient willing to comply with all study procedures and duration Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with comorbidity(ies) likely to affect biomechanical parameter measurements or surgical conditions: * Anomalies or anatomical changes of the hip, pelvis or lumbar spine (history of fracture, protrusion, scoliosis, history of orthopedic surgery, dysplasia, torsion disorder) * Established genetic disease affecting the musculoskeletal system * Severe or morbid obesity * Neuromuscular pathologies affecting the limb girdles * Severe osteoporosis * Bone location of primary or metastatic cancer (spine, pelvis or femur) - Inequality of lower limb length \> 2 cm. * Minors * Protected adults * Pregnant or breast-feeding women * Administrative reasons: inability to receive informed information, inability to participate in the entire study, lack of social security coverage, refusal to participate.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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chu de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, France
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