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Hip replacement recovery: are old rules unnecessary?

NCT ID NCT02686528

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Rush University Medical Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Recruiting now
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Not yet recruiting
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By invitation only
Not open to general applications. Only people the study team invites can take part.
Paused
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Ongoing
Running, but no longer taking on new participants.
Completed This study
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Stopped early
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Cancelled
Cancelled before anyone took part.

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Expanded access (ended)
Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
Approved
The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looked at whether hip precautions—like not bending too far or crossing legs—are needed after hip replacement surgery. Over 1,100 patients were randomly assigned to follow precautions or not for six weeks. Researchers tracked dislocations, return to daily activities, and satisfaction to see if the precautions make a difference.

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 show that hip precautions are unnecessary, allowing faster recovery and lower costs after hip replacement.
What could go wrong
The study is completed but results may not apply to all surgical approaches or patient groups. Dislocation risk is low overall, so differences may be small.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

1,133 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2016

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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 undergoing a primary total hip arthroplasty via the posterior approach by participating attending surgeons at this institution * Index diagnosis of noninflammatory arthritis * Patients must be able to understand and comply with study procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Allergy or intolerance to the study materials * History of previous surgeries on the affected joint other than arthroscopy; i.e. revision THA or open surgeries

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

arthropathy osteoarthritis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Degenerative joint disease Osteoarthritis

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Rush University Medical Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

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