A Clinical Investigation of the Balance® Microplasty™ Hip System

June 19, 2017 updated by: Biomet Orthopedics, LLC

A Prospective, Non-controlled, Clinical Investigation of the Balance® Microplasty™ Hip System

The purpose of this prospective clinical data-collection is to document the performance and clinical outcomes of the Balance® Microplasty™ Hip System.

Study Overview

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

70

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

    • Illinois
      • Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60640
        • University of Chicago
    • Pennsylvania
      • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15212
        • Allegheny Health- Orthopedic Division
    • Virginia
      • Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States, 22401
        • Orthopedic Specialty Clinic
    • Wisconsin
      • Monroe, Wisconsin, United States, 53566
        • Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine Clinic of Monroe

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

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients requiring relief from painful or disabling joint disease

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-inflammatory degenerative joint disease including osteoarthritis and avascular necrosis
  • Rheumatoid arthritis.
  • Correction of functional deformity.
  • Treatment of non-union, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement, unmanageable by other techniques.
  • Revision of previously failed femoral head resurfacing component

Exclusion Criteria:

Absolute contraindications include:

  • infection,
  • sepsis,
  • osteomyelitis.

Relative contraindications include:

  • uncooperative patient or patient with neurologic disorders who are incapable of following directions,
  • osteoporosis,
  • metabolic disorders which may impair bone formation,
  • osteomalacia,
  • distant foci of infections which may spread to the implant site,
  • rapid joint destruction, marked bone loss or bone resorption apparent on roentgenogram,
  • vascular insufficiency, muscular atrophy, or neuromuscular disease.

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

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Balance® Microplasty™ Hip System

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Harris Hip Score
Time Frame: 5 years
5 years

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Incidence of revisions and removals
Time Frame: 5 Years
5 Years

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Director: Russell Schenck, PhD, Director, Clinical Research, Biomet Orthopedics, LLC

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

January 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

June 17, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 21, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 19, 2017

Last Verified

June 1, 2017

More Information

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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