Dosage of Metal Ions in the Blood of Different Metal-on-metal Prostheses, in Correlation With Physical Activity

University Hospital, Ghent120 enrolled

Overview

Prospective study including 6 groups of 20 patients with a total hip prosthesis. Five different types of metal-on-metal prostheses are studied, and 1 group with ceramic-on-ceramic prostheses acts as control group. Patients undergo a clinical evaluation and blood sampling preoperatively, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Hip Osteoarthritis

Interventions

metal-on-metal total hip prosthesis versus ceramic-on-ceramic total hip prosthesisDEVICE

metal-on-metal total hip prosthesis versus ceramic-on-ceramic total hip prosthesis

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 25 YearsMax age: 65 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hip osteoarthritis Exclusion Criteria: \-

Locations (1)

University Hospital Ghent

Ghent, Belgium

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Concentration of metal ions in the blood

Time frame: preoperatively, and 3, 6, 12 and 24 months postoperatively.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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