Does a 6-week Duration of Hip Spica Immobilization Provide Comparable Clinical and Radiological Outcomes to 12 Weeks in Children Undergoing Open Reduction and Pelvic Osteotomy for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)?

NCT07289256 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2025-12-17

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Summary

The study aim is to compare clinical and radiological outcomes of 6-week versus 12-week hip spica immobilization following open reduction and pelvic osteotomy for DDH.

Conditions

  • DDH

Interventions

PROCEDURE

hip spica immobilization for 6 weeks

Patients undergo open reduction and pelvic osteotomy for DDH followed by hip spica cast immobilization for 6 weeks.

PROCEDURE

hip spica immobilization for 12 weeks

Patients undergo open reduction and pelvic osteotomy for DDH followed by hip spica cast immobilization for 12 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assiut University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
6 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-01-01
Primary Completion
2027-01-01
Completion
2027-03-01

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