Can a Bone-Sparing hip implant outperform traditional replacement?
NCT ID NCT06162195
First seen Aug 13, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a new type of hip resurfacing implant, called the H1, can be as successful as a standard total hip replacement for people with hip arthritis. Participants will receive either the H1 implant or a traditional replacement, and researchers will compare their hip function, complication rates, and physical activity over time. The goal is to see if the H1 offers a better option for preserving mobility and bone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- H1 Implant (a cementless, ceramic hip resurfacing device) compared with a cementless total hip replacement
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a less invasive hip replacement option that preserves more bone and may allow greater physical activity for younger, active patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a randomized trial, but the new implant may not match the total hip replacement in durability or complication rates. Risks include device breakage, dislocation, or bone fracture around the implant.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Patient requires unilateral primary hip arthroplasty due to primary osteoarthritis, osteoarthritis secondary to e.g. trauma, avascular necrosis or developmental hip dysplasia, or inflammatory arthritis. * Patient is willing to comply with study requirements. * Patient plans to be available through 10 years postoperative follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient has a BMI greater than 40 kg/m². * Patient has active infection or sepsis (treated or untreated). * Patient has insufficient bone stock at the hip (\>1/3 necrosis of the femoral head or large and multiple cysts) or in general as in severe osteopenia or osteoporosis (t-score \< -2.5 as measured with BMD). * Patient is not skeletally mature. * Patient meets the contraindication criteria of the control device. * Patient already has another lower limb arthroplasty or arthrodesis or will require a further lower limb arthroplasty or arthrodesis within the subsequent 2 years. * Patient lacks capacity to consent. * Patient is unable to understand the native language of the country where their procedure is taking place
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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
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
RECRUITINGTruro, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire
RECRUITINGCoventry, United Kingdom
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
RECRUITINGBournemouth, United Kingdom
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