Tiny study pits open vs closed hip surgery
NCT ID NCT07299370
First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares two surgical methods for fixing a broken hip (femoral neck fracture) using a dynamic hip screw. In one method, the surgeon makes a larger cut to see the bone directly (open reduction); in the other, the bone is aligned without a large cut (closed reduction). The study will check how well the bone heals and how the hip works afterward. Only 3 people took part, so the results are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- dynamic hip screw
- What this could lead to
- If this study shows better bone alignment or hip function with one method, it could guide surgeons on the best approach for these fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study with only 3 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not testing a new treatment, just comparing two existing surgical techniques.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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3 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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.
- Ages
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16 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Inclusion criteria: * patients of both genders between the ages of 16 to 60 years old and had trauma caused femoral neck fracture. * patients of both genders with Garden's type three and four femoral neck fractures Exclusion Criteria: * patients of both genders below the age of 16 and above 60 years old. * patients with pathological femoral neck fractures. * patients with autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis. * patients with neglected femoral neck fractures(more than 1 week).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assuit university
Asyut, Egypt, Egypt
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