Hip replacement patients monitored for years to improve future surgeries
NCT ID NCT07481448
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 14, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study will follow 200 people who have had a complex or revision hip replacement at University Hospitals Leuven. The goal is to track how many need another surgery and why, and to improve care by learning from real-world results. No new treatment is being tested—this is an observational study to gather data for better surgical decisions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2037
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
Every patient, regardless of sex or age, undergoing complex primary THA or aseptic revision hip arthroplasty, is eligible for inclusion in this study. This study will therefore also include children and women of childbearing age, although this is expected to be extremely rare. The decision on whether a primary hip replacement is categorized as a complex procedure is left to the discretion of the treating physician.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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 undergoing a hip replacement for the following indications: 1. THA with hardware removal 2. THA for hip dysplasia 3. THA with femoral deformity or prior corrective surgery 4. THA after LCPD, SCFE or septic arthritis 5. THA in metabolic disease 6. THA in hyperlaxity (e.g. Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Down syndrome) 7. THA with complex bony anatomy 8. THA in patients aged 25 years or younger 9. Other indications for which the treating surgeon expects increased surgical difficulty or increased risk of postoperative complications Exclusion Criteria: * Patients unable to provide written informed consent * Patients who prefer treatment outside of University Hospitals Leuven * Patients with proven PJI according to the 2021 EBJIS criteria * Patients undergoing standard, non-complex, hip replacement as judged by the treating physician.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams-Brabant, 3000, Belgium