Periprosthetic Fracture Registry (PPFx)
Recruiting now
Conditions studied: Periprosthetic Fractures, Periprosthetic Fracture Around Prosthetic Joint Implant
In brief
This registry supports international data collection and research on PPFx treatments after hip and knee arthroplasty. A registry such as this ultimately aims to provide far-reaching benefits to society including reduced morbidity and mortality, improved patient safety, improved quality of care and medical decision-making, reduced medical spending, and advances in orthopaedic science.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03378557
- Run by
- AO Innovation Translation Center
- People needed
- 600
- Starts
- 2018-12-31
- Expected to finish
- 2027-03-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-09-12
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age ≥18 years
- Post-operative PPFx after total or hemi hip or total or unicondylar knee arthroplasty (including the acetabulum, femur, patella and proximal tibia) requiring
- osteosynthesis alone or
- component revision plus plate/nail osteosynthesis
- Informed consent obtained, i.e.:
- Ability of the patient or assigned representative to understand the content of the patient information / Informed Consent Form
- Signed and dated EC / IRB approved written informed consent
- Ability to attend post-operative follow up visits
You may not qualify if…
- Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the study period
- Prisoner
Where it is running
- Universitätsspital Zürich — Zurich, Switzerland (enrolling)
- Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health — Jersey City, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
- Saint Barnabas Medical Center Livingston — Livingston, New Jersey, United States (enrolling)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
- Universitaire Ziekenhuiven Leuven — Leuven, Belgium (enrolling)
- Hospital Santa Clara — Bogotá, Colombia (enrolling)
- Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin — Berlin, Germany (enrolling)
- BG-Unfallklinik Ludwigshafen — Ludwigshafen, Germany (enrolling)
- Universitätsklinikum Münster — Münster, Germany (enrolling)
- Hospital Universitario Son Llàtzer — Palma de Mallorca, Spain (enrolling)
- Universitätsspital Basel — Basel, Switzerland (enrolling)
- University of Missouri Health Care — Columbia, Missouri, United States (enrolling)
- Kantonspital Baselland — Liestal, Switzerland
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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