Tiny screw aims to fix hip problems in kids with cerebral palsy
NCT ID NCT06983353
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This pilot study will test a small screw placed in the hip bone to help correct a wide hip angle (coxa valga) in 50 children with cerebral palsy who have early hip subluxation. The goal is to see if the screw can guide bone growth and improve hip alignment, potentially preventing more serious dislocation. Children aged 3 to 12 with specific hip angles and mild subluxation are eligible.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- transphyseal screw (a small screw placed in the hip bone to guide growth)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simpler surgical way to improve hip alignment and reduce dislocation risk in children with cerebral palsy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with no comparison group, so results may not be conclusive. Surgery always carries risks like infection or screw problems.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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3 to 12 years
- 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: * children aged 3-12 yrs diagnosed with CP ( GMFCS level l\_lV ) * Neck-Shaft angle \>150 * early hip sub laxation ( migration percentage \< 50% ) Exclusion Criteria: * Sever hip sub laxation ( migration percentage\> 50 % ) * Children below 3 yrs and above 12 * Pathological bone * medical contraindications to surgery
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assiut university hospital
Asyut, Egypt
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