Exercise and education may offer Drug-Free hip pain relief
NCT ID NCT04795843
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a program of exercise and patient education can reduce hip and groin pain in people with hip dysplasia, compared to usual care. About 200 adults with confirmed hip dysplasia and at least three months of pain will take part. The main goal is to measure pain changes over six months using a standard hip pain questionnaire.
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Study facts
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- 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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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: * Radiographically verified hip dysplasia by a Wiberg's centre edge (CE) angle of 10-25 degrees and an acetabular Index (AI) angle \>10 degrees * Hip and/or groin pain as primary pain for at least three months * Candidate for periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) but unwilling to undergo PAO, or on a waiting list for surgery (PAO) for 12 months or longer * Not candidate for PAO (negative impingement test, BMI \>25, hip osteoarthritis, age \>45 years or reduced hip range of motion) Exclusion Criteria: * Self-reported pain score \>80 points measured with Copenhagen Hip and Groin outcome score * Any major planned surgery (i.e. arthroplastic surgery or discectomy surgery) * BMI \>35 * Acetabular retroversion defined by crossover sign and posterior wall sign * Calvé Legg Perthes or epiphysiolysis * Previous pelvic/hip surgery in index limb * Previous pelvic/hip surgery within the last 2 years in contralateral limb * Previous surgery due to herniated disc or spondylodesis * Previous arthroplastic surgery in the hip, knee or ankle * Physical (pregnancy/trauma), neurological, medical or rheumatic conditions severely affecting the hip function * Inadequacy in written and spoken Danish, mental illness or other conditions affecting the ability to follow mandatory procedures for participation
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
RECRUITINGAarhus N, 8200, Denmark
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Silkeborg Regional Hospital.
RECRUITINGSilkeborg, 8600, Denmark
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