New hip surgery technique aims to prevent nerve damage
NCT ID NCT07322705
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study compares a new traction method that avoids using a perineal post during hip arthroscopy to the standard method. The goal is to see if it reduces nerve injuries, pain, and other complications. 270 people with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome will be randomly assigned to one of the two traction techniques.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Perineal Post-Free Traction (procedure)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a safer traction method for hip arthroscopy, reducing nerve injuries and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with 270 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The new technique might not reduce complications or could have unforeseen issues.
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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 270 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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15 to 60 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: * Aged 15 to 60 years; * Met the diagnostic criteria of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAI) and indicated for hip arthroscopy based on patient history, symptoms, signs, physical examination, imaging (pelvic anteroposterior view, frog-leg view, CT 3D reconstruction, MRI), and diagnostic injections; * Able to read and sign the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * History of high-energy hip trauma, previous ipsilateral or contralateral hip surgery, avascular necrosis of the femoral head, slipped capital femoral epiphysis, Perthes disease, severe osteoporosis, tumors, acetabular stress fractures, or proliferative or immune hip diseases; * Diseases causing groin numbness, foot numbness, sexual dysfunction, urinary dysfunction, skin injuries, perineal injuries, nerve injuries, radicular pain, inner or outer thigh numbness; * Abnormal heart, lung, liver, kidney function, severe coagulation disorders, poorly controlled diabetes, judged by the researcher to have an infection risk; * Consciousness disorders, psychiatric disorders, or neuromuscular dysfunction affecting lower limb function; * Active infection foci (systemic or local infectious lesions); * Pregnancy, lactation, or planned pregnancy during the clinical study period; * Participation in another clinical trial within the past 3 months; * Patients deemed unsuitable for the clinical trial by the researcher for other reasons.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
10 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chinese PLA General Hospital
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100143, China
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Luoyang Orthopedic Traumatological Hospital of Henan
RECRUITINGLuoyang, Henan, 471002, China
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Shanghai General Hospital
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 200080, China
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Shenzhen Second People's Hospital
RECRUITINGShenzhen, Guangdong, 518035, China
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The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
RECRUITINGKunming, Yunnan, 650032, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Air Force Medical University (AFMU)
RECRUITINGXi'an, Shaanxi, 710038, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University
RECRUITINGTai’an, Shandong, 271000, China
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West China Hospital, Sichuan University
RECRUITINGChengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China
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Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
RECRUITINGHangzhou, Zhejiang, 310006, China
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