5,000 hip replacement patients tracked for 15 years to check implant durability
NCT ID NCT05956236
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study follows 5,000 adults receiving SERF hip prostheses for up to 15 years to see how long the implants last and how well patients function afterward. Researchers will track survival rates of the devices and measure improvements in mobility and pain using standard scores. The goal is to confirm the real-world safety and performance of these hip replacements.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SERF hip prostheses (medical device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study will confirm that SERF hip prostheses are safe and durable over the long term, helping doctors and patients choose reliable implants.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a test of a new treatment. It simply collects data on existing devices, so it won't lead to a new cure or therapy. Results depend on real-world factors like patient health and surgeon skill.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 5,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2046
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.
Who is studied
Patients corresponding to the target treated population of the investigational medical devices, planned to be implanted with investigational medical devices per the Instructions for Use (IFU), who can participate to a clinical investigation, are not vulnerable and can meet the follow-up visits (a priori) and fulfil a self-assessment questionnaire will be included.
- 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 or female adults * Planned to be implanted with investigational medical devices per the IFUs: * Implantation in skeletally mature adults (usually aged 60-65 and over), with an extremely painful and/or disabled joint and insufficiently improved by alternative treatment options after an observation period lasting from a few weeks to a few months * Implantation of investigational medical devices as integrated systems (all components from SERF, no component from another manufacturer) * For an intended purpose and indication listed in the IFUs * Affiliated to French social security * Who provided a dated and signed informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Patient protected by a French legal measure * Patient not able to express his/her consent as deemed by the investigator * Patient deprived of liberty or hospitalized without consent * Pregnant or breastfeeding women * Patient contraindicated to investigational medical devices implantation per the IFUs * Patient contraindicated to radiographic follow-up * Patient a priori not able to meet the follow-up visits as deemed by the investigator * Patient not able to fulfil a self-assessment questionnaire as deemed by the investigator.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU St Etienne
RECRUITINGSaint-Priest-en-Jarez, 42270, France
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