Hip Muscle Strength in FAI Versus Normal Controls

NHS Foundation Trust

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Femoro-acetabular Impingement

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02697097

AddenbrookesH

Details and patient eligibility

About

Hip Muscle Strength in femoro-acetabular impingement participants versus normal controls.

To investigate the hip muscle strength in a normal control group and compare this to patients who have a diagnosis of femoro-acetabular impingement (diagnosed clinically and with confirmed radiological features).

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Males and Females.
• Aged 18-30.
• Control group - Normal range of movement and no evidence of femoro-acetabular impingement on clinical examination (negative impingement test, no symptoms).
• Participants with femoro-acetabular impingement as diagnosed clinically and on radiological imaging for the comparison group (MRI).

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under the age of 18.
• Patients over the age of 30.
• Control group - evidence of underlying pathology affecting the hip, abnormal range of motion, evidence of femoro-acetabular impingement on clinical examination.
• Previous surgery of the hip joints.
• Medical history of arthritis (including rheumatoid and reactive).
• Family history of femoro-acetabular impingement (control arm participants).
• Patients who are currently experiencing or have experienced hip pain in the previous 1 year (control arm).
• Other conditions (e.g. neurological, muscular dystrophy etc) which may affect hip muscle strength.

Trial design

20 participants in 2 patient groups

Control Arm Group

Description:

Participants aged 18-30, Male and Female (10 participants each). Control group must have normal range of movement and no evidence of femoro-acetabular impingement (FAI) on clinical examination (negative impingement test, no symptoms). Other exclusions for Control Group include previous surgery to hip joint/s, history of arthritis, family history of FAI, patients who have had symptoms of hip pain in the preceding 1 year or may have other conditions which may affect the hip joint or hip muscle strength including neurological conditions or muscular dystrophy.

FAI Arm Comparison Group

Description:

Participants aged 18-30, Male and Female (10 participants each). Participants with femoro-acetabular impingement as diagnosed clinically and on radiological imaging for the comparison group (MRI).