Alberta Hip Improvement Project

Alberta Bone and Joint Health Institute

Status

Completed

Conditions

Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00293774

ABHIP-00001

Details and patient eligibility

About

A study to determine the effectiveness and safety of the use of metal-on-metal hip resurfacing (for example the birmingham hip) when compared to conventional total hip replacement.

Full description

This study is designed to provide orthopedic surgeons and decision makers with evidence-based health measures for patients that are treated by orthopedic surgeons for degenerative joint disease of the hip in Alberta. This study is provincial initiative to determine whether new alternative hip bearing surfaces improve patient outcomes and/or decrease health resource utilization in patients with degenerative joint disease of the hip in Alberta. The primary objective is to compare time to revision for patients receiving alternative hip bearing surfaces to patients receiving conventional total hip replacements. Secondary objectives are to evaluate long-term safety; to evaluate costs; to determine if alternative hip bearing surfaces improve patient function; to develop evidence base guidelines for the implementation of alternative hip bearing surfaces in Alberta; do develop a modal to assess other technologies and health advances; to develop an Alberta HIP registry

Enrollment

1,632 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

documentation of DJD of hip
patient at least 18 years
patient able to provide written consent
Male under 65 years, female under 56 years
Orthopedic surgeon has received appropriate training to implant an alternative device

Exclusion criteria