New hip implant could last longer and reduce metal risks
NCT ID NCT05547984
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study compares a new ceramic-coated hip implant to a standard plastic one in 100 people with hip arthritis. The goal is to see which implant causes fewer metal particles to enter the blood and which one helps patients move better over three years. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two implants during hip replacement surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- hip implant device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a new ceramic-coated hip implant is safer and more durable than standard ones, reducing the need for repeat surgeries.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 100 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The new implant could still wear out or cause complications over time.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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18 years and older
- 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: * Primary coxarthrosis patients indicated for cementless total hip arthroplasty * Written informed patient consent Exclusion Criteria: * Hip trauma or revision surgery * Rheumatoid or neurologic disease * BMI \>35 * Ongoing oncologic therapy * Preoperatively elevated Co or Cr serum levels \>1.0 µg/L * Patients with other joint implants, or anticipated need for another joint replacement surgery within the study period * Acetabular cup size \<52 expected * Patients not able to mentally or physically comply with the study demands and follow-up visits * Patients \<18 years at surgery * Pregnancy
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Conditions
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Study contacts
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Contact
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Contact
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Locations
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Masaryk Hospital
RECRUITINGÚstí nad Labem, Czechia
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