the Horsens Aarhus FemoroAcetabular Impingement Syndrome Training Pilot Study

NCT05031390 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1-16-02-724-18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 15
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the feasibility of a training intervention in patients with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS).

Conditions

Femoroacetabular Impingement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Number of completed exercise sessions

  Number of completed exercise sessions. A high adherence is defined as attendance of \> 75% of planned sessions

  0-12 weeks

• Completion of training program

  The training program is considered completed if patients are not dropping out of the study before the end of the 12 weeks. Completion rate will be calculated as % patients who completed the study

  0-12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (7)

• The Copenhagen Hip and Groin Outcome Score (HAGOS)

  Change from 0-12 weeks

• The International Hip Outcome Tool (iHOT-33)

  Change from 0-12 weeks

• The Hip Sports Activity Scale (HSAS)

  Change from 0-12 weeks

• Maximal hip muscle strength

  Change from 0-12 weeks

• One-legged hop for distance

  0-12 weeks

Study Arms (1)

Physiotherapist-led training

EXPERIMENTAL

Physiotherapy-led training of patients with FAIS

Procedure: Physiotherapist-led training

Interventions

Physiotherapist-led training PROCEDURE

Patients will undergo a 12-week physiotherapist-led training program consisting of 8 supervised sessions and home-based training in between

Physiotherapist-led training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18-50 years old
• Diagnosed with FAIS according to the Warwick agreement
• Patients having cam morphology should have an alpha angle of \> 55 degrees on an anterior-posterior radiograph.
• Patients having pincer should have a lateral centre edge angle of \>39 degrees on an anterior-posterior radiograph.
• Lateral joint space width should be \>3 mm.
• Body mass index is below 30.
• Motivated for participation in a 12 week training program with 8 physical attendances.

You may not qualify if:

• Received physiotherapist-led treatment in the past 3 months,
• Previous hip surgery in included hip or other major hip injury,
• Systemic conditions e.g. rheumatoid arthritis, cancer,
• Chronical pain syndromes,
• Unable to perform testing procedures,
• Unable to attend a 12-week treatment program or baseline and follow-up assessments
• Contraindications to radiographs (e.g. pregnancy)
• Unable to read or understand questionnaires and/or instructions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Horsens Hospital: lead
• University of Aarhus: collaborator
• La Trobe University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Signe Kierkegaard

Horsens, Danmark, DK-8700, Denmark

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Femoracetabular Impingement

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Signe Kierkegaard, PhD

  Regionshospitalet Horsens

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Head of Research

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 12, 2021
• First Posted: September 1, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2022
• Study Completion: December 1, 2022
• Last Updated: August 3, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

DK (1)