Study questions accuracy of hip ultrasound in babies
NCT ID NCT06233487
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at how reliable ultrasound measurements are for diagnosing hip dysplasia in children. Researchers measured the same children twice to see if different doctors get the same results. The goal is to find out which measurement method works best and improve diagnosis.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to more accurate and consistent ultrasound diagnosis of hip dysplasia in infants, reducing misdiagnosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed reliability study, not a treatment trial. It may not change current practice if results show poor reliability.
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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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74 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2024
- Finished
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Feb 2026
- 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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0 to 6 months
- 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: * Children referred to the radiological outpatient at AUH for hip ultrasound examination, suspect of DDH. * Children receiving follow-up ultrasound for previously diagnosed DDH Exclusion Criteria: * Children deemed too agitated to participate in hip US with double measurements by two radiologists.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, 8200, Denmark
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