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The Hip Fracture Surgical Approach Trial

NCT06146205 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 476

Last updated 2026-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The HIFSAT study will compare the standard direct lateral approach to hemiarthroplasty to a new muscle sparing approach (SPAIRE) in femoral neck fracture patients.

Conditions

  • Hip Fracture
  • Femoral Neck Fracture

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Direct lateral approach

The hip joint is approached from laterally, and parts of the gluteus medius tendon is released from the greater trochanter before the hip joint is entered from the anterior side.

PROCEDURE

SPAIRE

The hip joint is entered from posterior, and the approach preserves the external rotators of the hip joint.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Oslo University Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Akershus

    collaborator OTHER

  • Diakonhjemmet Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Siri Lillegraven, PhD · Diakonhjemmet Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-30
Primary Completion
2026-08-30
Completion
2028-03-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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