Which hip surgery route is best? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT04900506
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares two surgical techniques (posterior SPAIRE and anterior approach) for treating broken hips in people aged 70–90. Researchers will measure recovery, muscle damage, and bone density changes in 210 participants. The goal is to see if one approach leads to better outcomes, helping surgeons choose the best method for each patient.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- surgical procedure (posterior SPAIRE approach vs. anterior approach)
- What this could lead to
- If one approach proves better, it could guide surgeons to choose the method that leads to faster recovery and fewer complications for hip fracture patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, single-center study, and results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups. The study is also observational in nature, so it cannot prove cause and effect.
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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 210 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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70 to 90 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 between 70 and 90 years of age * Displaced FNF * Ability to walk with or without a walking aid prior to falling * Patients having Sorlandet Hospital as primary service provider for orthopaedic trauma * Provision of informed consent by patient or proxy * Low energy fracture (fall from standing height, no other major trauma) Exclusion Criteria: * Dementia * Fractures in pathologic bone * Patients not suited for HA (i.e., inflammatory arthritis, severe osteoarthritis) * Associated major injuries of the lower extremity ( i.e., ipsilateral or contralateral fractures of the foot, ankle, tibia, fibula or femur) * Retained hardware around the affected hip that will interfere with arthroplasty * Sepsis or local infection
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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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Sorlandet Hospital
Arendal, Norway
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Sorlandet hospital
Kristiansand, Norway
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