Identification of Predictors for Clinical Outcomes in Femoroacetabular Impingement Surgery

Running, not enrolling

Conditions studied: Femoracetabular Impingement

In brief

The overarching goal of the study is to improve the surgical treatment outcomes of FAI, which is affecting an increasing number of military personnel and young active individuals in the general population. The proposed study will investigate critical patient, disease, and surgical treatment predictors of FAI surgery outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04243447

Run by

Washington University School of Medicine

People needed

747

Starts

2020-02-02

Expected to finish

2025-11-29

Last updated by the study team

2025-10-03

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 40. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 14 - 40 years
• Skeletally Mature
• Failure of 6 weeks of conservative treatment
• Primary surgery (Hip Arthroscopic Treatment)
• a. Surgical treatment of FAI with hip arthroscopy
• Tonnis 0 -1 OA, with greater than 2 mm of joint space
• Clinical diagnosis of FAI (cam or combined; alpha >50 degrees)

You may not qualify if…

• Not a surgical candidate
• Skeletally Immature
• Acetabular Dysplasia (LCEA < 20)
• Tonnis 2+ OA
• Previous ipsilateral hip surgery
• Previous major hip trauma (hip fractures, hip dislocations)
• Additional disease processes (e.g., Avascular Necrosis (AVN), synovial disease, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS), neuromuscular disorders)
• Unable to consent due to mental faculty
• Pregnant women
• Non-English speaking patients
• Prisoners or other vulnerable populations

Where it is running

• University of Colorado — Aurora, Colorado, United States
• University of Iowa — Iowa City, Iowa, United States
• Boston Children's Hospital — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
• Twin Cities Orthopedics — Edina, Minnesota, United States
• Mayo Clinic — Rochester, Minnesota, United States
• Washington University School of Medicine — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Scottish Rite Hospital for Children — Dallas, Texas, United States
• San Antonio Military Medical Center — San Antonio, Texas, United States
• University of Wisconsin, Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
• Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• The Ottawa Hospital — Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
• CHU de Quebec - Universite Laval — Québec, Quebec, Canada

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