New registry aims to improve care for fractures near joint implants
NCT ID NCT03378557
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This registry collects information from 600 adults who have a fracture near a hip or knee replacement. Doctors will record fracture type, treatment, and recovery to learn what works best. The goal is to improve patient safety and quality of care for these injuries.
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 registry could provide better guidelines for treating fractures around hip and knee replacements, potentially reducing complications and improving recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly test a new therapy. Results depend on data quality and may take years to influence practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 600 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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
Patients with total or hemi hip or knee arthroplasty and who have a fracture around one of the arthroplasty
- 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: * Age ≥18 years * Post-operative PPFx after total or hemi hip or total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty (including the acetabulum, femur, patella and proximal tibia) requiring * osteosynthesis alone or * component revision plus plate/nail osteosynthesis * Informed consent obtained, i.e.: * Ability of the patient or assigned representative to understand the content of the patient information / Informed Consent Form * Signed and dated EC / IRB approved written informed consent * Ability to attend post-operative follow up visits Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the study period * Prisoner
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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BG-Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen
RECRUITINGLudwigshafen, Germany
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Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, Germany
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Hospital Santa Clara
RECRUITINGBogotá, Colombia
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Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer
RECRUITINGPalma de Mallorca, Spain
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Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health
RECRUITINGJersey City, New Jersey, 07302, United States
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Kantonspital Baselland
TERMINATEDLiestal, 4410, Switzerland
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Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston
RECRUITINGLivingston, New Jersey, 07039, United States
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Universitaire Ziekenhuiven Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Belgium
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University of Missouri Health Care
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65201, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Münster
RECRUITINGMünster, Germany
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Universitätsspital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, Switzerland
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Universitätsspital Zürich
RECRUITINGZurich, Switzerland
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Vanderbilt University Medical Center
RECRUITINGNashville, Tennessee, 37232, United States
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