A Safety Follow Up Study in Australian Subjects Implanted With the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem Hip System

March 16, 2024 updated by: Smith & Nephew, Inc.
This is a prospective, single arm, sequential enrolment study to collect relevant clinical and radiological data in approximately 26 subjects, at one site in Australia, who have been implanted with the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem Hip System in a primary THA procedure to assess its safety and efficacy up to 20 years post-surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This is a single arm, consecutive series study to collect relevant clinical, laboratory and radiological data in up to 26 subjects, who have been implanted with the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem THA system at 1 site in Australia.

The Baseline visit will be determined as the first visit to site after Ethics approval. This will be approximately 8-9 years post implant. Enrolled subjects will be followed up to 20 years post SMF implant.

Eligible patients will be contacted and patient status and implant revision status will be assessed at this initial contact. The subject will be given the option to participate in a prospective 12 year on-site follow-up visits for which they will provide written informed consent. Subjects who are lost to follow-up, deceased or are unwilling/unable to participate in the prospective study will be noted in the subject files and this data will be captured for analysis of study results. Data will be collected on the operative date, and implant status.

Post Baseline, the study will allow for metal ion assessments every 3 years for asymptomatic subjects and annual assessments for subjects with pain, swelling, and/or functional limitations if assessed by the Principal Investigator to be related to the SMF implant, having ruled out all other probable causes for the subject. If the subject has elevated whole blood cobalt or chromium (defined as >7ppb) a MARS MRI or CT will be obtained. These types of imaging techniques are aimed at detecting inflammatory degenerative evolution of peri articular soft tissues including pseudo-tumours. A functional Questionnaire, HOOS JR Questionnaire will be completed at all patient site visits.

Safety will be evaluated by assessing the frequency and nature of adverse events, serious adverse events and revisions.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Victoria
      • Windsor, Victoria, Australia, 3181
        • Malabar Orthopaedic Clinic

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

55 years to 90 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Subjects that have been implanted with the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem primary stem for primary total hip arthroplasty.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • The participant has undergone primary total hip arthroplasty with the SMF short modular femoral stem at the study site and still has the original implant at the time of Ethics Committee approval of the study.
  • The participant is willing and able to participate in follow-up visits at the study site.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • The Subject, in the opinion of the PI, has an emotional or neurological condition that would affect their ability or willingness to participate in the study including mental illness, mental retardation, drug or alcohol abuse.
  • Subject is known to be at risk for lost to follow-up or failure to return for scheduled visits.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Cohort
  • Time Perspectives: Prospective

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Intervention / Treatment
SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem Implanted Subjects
Subjects who have been implanted with the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem for primary total hip arthroplasty.
Primary Total Hip Arthroplasty with SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem Hip System.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Metal Ion Level
Time Frame: Baseline to Study Completion, up to 20 years
All participants at Baseline and every three years afterwards up to 20 years will have whole blood collected for metal ion testing of whole blood cobalt (Co) and chromium (Cr). Symptomatic participants with pain, swelling, and/or functional limitations if assessed by the Principal Investigator to be related to the implant will have whole blood collected for metal ion testing of cobalt and chromium annually.
Baseline to Study Completion, up to 20 years
Number of Participants With Cobalt (Co) and Chromium (Cr) Metal Ions > 7 Parts-Per-Billion (Ppb)
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
Number of participants with whole blood cobalt (Co) and/or chromium (Cr) > 7 ppb (Yes/No). Participants as 'Yes' to Co and/or Cr will have Metal Artifact Reduction Sequence (MARS) Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) performed (or Computerized tomography (CT) if MRI is contraindicated). This is used to detect pseudotumors, abductor muscle atrophy, and tendinous pathology in patients with painful metal-on-metal (MOM) hip arthroplasty.
Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of Participants With Short Modular Femoral (SMF) Stem Revision
Time Frame: Study Completion, up to 20 years
Number of participants with a revision of any component of the SMF Short Modular Femoral Stem for any reason as a result of an adverse event. Revisions captured at any time during the study duration (up to 20 years) from the point of informed consent signing.
Study Completion, up to 20 years
Radiographic Assessment: Loosening
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
Standard of Care Radiographic Assessment for loosening indicated by radiolucencies > 2 millimeters (mm). In a cemented arthroplasty, this lucency at the bone-cement interface indicates the formation of a fibrous membrane (representing the lucency). Periprosthetic lucencies wider than 2 mm and/or progressive lucencies are signs of abnormality.
Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
Radiographic Assessments: Surface Wear
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
Number of participants with evidence of surface wear (Yes/No) as indicated by early osteolysis, implant migration, or other clinical or radiographic abnormalities such as pseudo tumors or corrosion.
Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
The Hip Osteoarthritis Outcomes Score Junior (HOOS JR) Questionnaire
Time Frame: Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years
The HOOS JR. questionnaire consists of 6 questions. These focus on 3 categories: joint pain, stiffness and function in daily living. The HOOS JR. questionnaire, allows patients to rate each activity by indicating the amount of pain or disability they experience while carrying them out. Raw scores are added up and then converted to an interval score (0-100) using an interval table. The final interval score represents a patients total joint disability where 0 corresponds to total joint disability (i.e., worse outcome) and 100 is perfect joint health (i.e., best outcome).
Baseline to study completion, up to 20 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Stephen McMahon, Malabar Orthopaedic Institute, Melbourne, Australia.

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 14, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 12, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

March 12, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 16, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 22, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

August 24, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 19, 2024

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2024

Last Verified

January 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 18- 4550- 01

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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