An observational study in Osteoarthritis, sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Terminated. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2012-07-02.
Sponsored by The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · Observational
Other research studies have shown that the levels of metals in the blood are slightly increased after patients receive a total hip replacement. We want to learn whether these elevated levels are associated with any adverse effects. We hope this study will help us identify which type of patients have elevated levels of metal in their blood.
It is suspected that the concentration of the metals chromium, cobalt and titanium in the blood will be higher in people with an all metal total hip prosthesis than in those with a plastic and metal prosthesis. To find out if this is true, we will test blood samples for the levels of metal in the blood and compare the values from 3 groups of people:
4,445 studies on the registry are indexed under Osteoarthritis; 582 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 5 is below the median of 100 across 803 observational studies indexed under Osteoarthritis.
Browse Osteoarthritis studies →The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio is the lead sponsor of 443 studies on the registry; 88 are open to participants now.
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Local surgeon's patients who have had a hip implant.
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Group 1 - unilateral hip replacement with metal on metal prosthesis, well functioning.
Group 2 - loosening of plastic and metal prosthesis Group 3 - osteoarthritis of the hip and awaiting total hip replacement
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