Can a new hip buffer restore mobility after fractures?
NCT ID NCT00663468
First seen Aug 31, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a device called the TriboFit™ acetabular buffer, used during hip replacement surgery for people who break their hip. Researchers want to see if it improves pain, function, and quality of life at 6 and 12 months after the operation. The study includes adults aged 60 and older who need hip replacement due to a fracture and could walk before the injury.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- TriboFit™ acetabular buffer, a device used during hip replacement surgery
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this device could offer a new option for hip replacement after fractures, potentially improving pain, mobility, and quality of life in older adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early trial with only 11 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The device could fail to perform as expected or cause complications after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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11 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Apr 2008
- Finished
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Sep 2009
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
community sample
- Ages
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60 years and older
- 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: * Female or male that is not younger than 60 years old. * Patient suffers from hip fracture that will need hip arthroplasty. * Patient that weight less than 150Kg * Patient femur head diameter between 40mm - 50mm * Mentally normal * Patient that could walk before suffering from hip fracture * Patient that willing to cooperate with the doctor * Patient that signed on the acceptance form Exclusion Criteria: * Patient that does not willing to cooperate with the doctor * Patient that is legally rejected * Patient that suffer from cancer * Patient that had passed amputation in is limbs * Patient that is paralysis * Patient that passed CVA or TIA * Patient that still recovering from hard wounds or surgery * Patient that suffer from infection in the hip joint
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Conditions
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