Hip replacement recovery: could your smartphone replace paper forms?
NCT ID NCT04749511
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether using a smartphone app (Google Forms) to fill out recovery questionnaires after hip replacement is as good as the traditional paper method. Researchers will compare how many patients complete the digital survey on time versus the paper one. The goal is to see if digital tools can make follow-up easier and more reliable for both patients and doctors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital questionnaire (Google Forms)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that digital surveys are a reliable and more convenient way to track patient recovery after hip replacement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study focused on feasibility, not on improving health outcomes. The results may not apply to all patients, especially those without smartphones.
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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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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2020
- Expected to finish
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Mar 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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18 to 78 years
- 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: * patients with coxarthrosis with indication of hip arthroplasty * males and females aged 18-78 and with a Barthel scale score ≥ 91 * patients in possession of private digital electronic support (smartphone, tablet or PC) Exclusion criteria: * patients with a Barthel scale score ≤ 90 * patients with psychiatric pathologies, a history of drug and alcohol abuse * patients not in possession of private digital electronic support
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
RECRUITINGBologna, Italia, 40136, Italy
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