Chest sensor tracks heart recovery after hip surgery
NCT ID NCT06744582
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new way to measure heart fitness (VO2 max) in 30 people before and after hip replacement surgery. Participants wore a small chest sensor to estimate VO2 max without exercise. The goal was to see if this method can track natural recovery over 12 weeks. It is a small feasibility study, not a treatment trial.
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 help doctors better predict recovery after hip replacement surgery using simple, non-exercise heart measurements.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 30 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is designed to test the measurement method, not to prove any treatment works.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Finished
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Mar 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.
Who is studied
Patients undergoing Robot Assisted Total Hip Replacement at the Nuffield Health
- 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: * Male and female ≥ 18 years; * Undergoing total hip replacement at Nuffield Hospital; * Voluntary written Informed Consent obtained; * Participant able to complete study follow-up. Exclusion Criteria: * Requiring revision hip arthroplasty; * Patients with implanted electronic equipment, such as a pacemaker; * Women judged by the Investigator to be of childbearing potential who are pregnant, nursing, or planning to become pregnant, and those who do not agree to remain on an acceptable method of birth control throughout the entire study period; * Unable to provide informed consent (insufficient English, lives overseas, unable to return easily).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bournemouth University
Bournemouth, Dorset, BH12 2DR, United Kingdom
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Nuffield Health Hospital Bournemouth
Bournemouth, Dorset, BH1 1RW, United Kingdom
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