Crutch Use After Arthroscopic Hip Surgery

NCT04070430 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 19-01106
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether crutch use for 4 weeks following hip arthroscopic surgery is superior to crutch use for 2 weeks following hip arthroscopic surgery. The primary objective of the study is to compare PRO scores between patients who have used crutches for 2 weeks and patients who have used crutches for 4 weeks.

Conditions

Hip Fractures; Hip Injuries

Keywords

Arthroscopic hip surgery

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in patient-reported-outcome (PRO) survey

  6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively.

• Change in modified Harris hip score (mHHS)

  6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively.

• Change in Non arthritic hip score (NAHS)

  6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively

Study Arms (2)

2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

post-operative patient reported outcome (PRO) scores will be collected 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively

Other: 2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

post-operative patient reported outcome (PRO) scores will be collected 6 weeks, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months post-operatively

Other: 4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

Interventions

2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches OTHER

Following surgery, patients will be instructed by their surgeon to use crutches for 2 weeks, and will follow-up normally, as any patient would. Their crutch use will not impact the quality or style of their postoperative care in any manner. At their 6-week, 6-month, 12-month, and 24 months postoperative visit, the mHHS and NAHS scores will be collected and stored in a secure data system, REDCAPS.

2 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches OTHER

Following surgery, patients will be instructed by their surgeon to use crutches for 4 weeks, and will follow-up normally, as any patient would. Their crutch use will not impact the quality or style of their postoperative care in any manner. At their 6-week, 6-month, 12-month, and 24 months postoperative visit, the mHHS and NAHS scores will be collected and stored in a secure data system, REDCAPS.

4 weeks of partial weight bearing on crutches

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Hip arthroscopic surgery

You may not qualify if:

• Any surgery other than hip arthroscopy
• Age: less than 18 years of age
• Age: greater than 64 years of age
• Pregnant patients

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NYU Langone Health: lead

Study Sites (1)

NYU Langone Health

New York, New York, 10016, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Shankar DS, Mojica ES, Blaeser AM, Vasavada KD, Bi AS, Youm T. Crutch use for 4 weeks vs. 1 week after hip arthroscopy for femoroacetabular impingement: A pseudorandomized clinical trial with 6-month follow-up. Bull Hosp Jt Dis (2013). 2025 Dec 1;83(1):129-134. doi: 10.1097/bh9.0000000000000020. Epub 2025 Dec 3.

  PMID: 41637607 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Hip Fractures; Hip Injuries

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Femoral Fractures; Fractures, Bone; Wounds and Injuries; Leg Injuries

Study Officials

• Thomas Youm, MD

  NYU Langone Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2019
• First Posted: August 28, 2019
• Study Start: September 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: May 1, 2021
• Study Completion: May 1, 2021
• Last Updated: July 29, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: Beginning 9 months and ending 36 months following article publication or as required by a condition of awards and agreements supporting the research.

Locations

US (1)