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CompletedNCT03442855Updated Sep 19, 2019

Non-Interventional, Multicenter Bicontact® E PMCF Study

An observational study in Degenerative Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Femoral Neck Fractures, sponsored by Aesculap AG. Completed at 5 sites in Japan. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-09-19.

Primary conditionArthritis, RheumatoidRegistry: Joint DiseasesReclassifiedWhy we changed it
Registry
Joint Diseases — the first condition term the registry derived for this study.
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Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Why
  1. The study's listed conditions name Arthritis, Rheumatoid, a narrower term within Joint Diseases.
Confidence
High: the new condition is named in the study's own listed conditions. Of 351 hand-checked studies reclassified this way, 68% were exactly right and 84% in the right disease family; the registry's first term was right for 5% (measured 2026-10-21). How we classify →
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Sponsored by Aesculap AG (part of B. Braun) · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
73
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-14

Among 11 studies in Arthritis, Rheumatoid by B. Braun — 1 open to participants now, 3 under way, none of them phase 3. Arthritis, Rheumatoid · B. Braun.

Started
2017
with 1 other
Observational
7 of 11
1 open now
Registered
7th of 11
by date

Among the 11 studies in Arthritis, Rheumatoid by B. Braun, this one is one of 2 that started in 2017, is one of 7 observational ones, and was the 7th registered.

Arthritis, Rheumatoid

3,334 studies on the registry are indexed under Arthritis, Rheumatoid; 444 are open to participants now.

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Open to participants now

1 of the 11 studies in Arthritis, Rheumatoid by B. Braun is open now, in 2 countries. Recruiting first, the newest first:

By country, each count listing its studies:

Where they have run

Who these studies take

Of the 293 Arthritis, Rheumatoid studies recruiting now, 150 (51%) set no upper age limit and 109 (37%) stop at 75 or younger; 15 take children under 18; 36 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years and older · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

Prospective observational (non-interventional) cohort study, multi-centric in 5 study Centers in Japan to collect short term clinical and radiological results of the cementless Bicontact® E stem in a standard patient population used in routine clinical practice

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Conditions studied

  • Degenerative Osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Femoral Neck Fractures
  • Femoral Head Necrosis

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Keywords

  • Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip
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In context

Arthritis, Rheumatoid Reclassified

3,334 studies on the registry are indexed under Arthritis, Rheumatoid; 444 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 73 is below the median of 176 across 1,017 observational studies indexed under Arthritis, Rheumatoid.

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Lead sponsor

Aesculap AG is the lead sponsor of 105 studies on the registry; 20 are open to participants now.

Compared within Arthritis, Rheumatoid, this study's primary condition as ClinicalTrials.gg classifies it; the registry's first condition term is Joint Diseases. The counts are of registry records indexed under each term, refreshed daily. How we classify →

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients receiving primary THA:

Acute disorders of the hip that cannot be treated by other therapies:

  • Degenerative osteoarthritis
  • Rheumatic arthritis
  • Joint fractures
  • Femoral head necrosis

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Inclusion criteria

  • Indication for Bicontact E prosthesis THA
  • Patients ≥ 18 years
  • Patient not pregnant
  • Written

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients receiving a bipolar implantation
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
73 participants (actual)
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical Results

    Hip Score of the Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA): three categories-movement, mental, and pain-each comprising 7 items, for a total of 21 items to be used as evaluation criteria for hip-joint function

    Time frame: 1 year

Secondary outcomes

  1. Thigh Pain

    Pain as measured with the Visual Analog Scale (VAS): Visual analog scale \[VAS\] is a measure of pain intensity. It is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal analog scale of 100 mm length. It is anchored by two verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme \[no pain - worst imaginable pain\].

    Time frame: 1 year

  2. X-Ray evaluation

    Radiological results (osteointegration, migration)

    Time frame: 1 year

  3. (Serious) Adverse Events

    Complications: Adverse Events (AE) / Serious Adverse Events (SAE)

    Time frame: 1 year

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Study locations

5 sites
  • Funabashi Orthopedic Hospital
    Funabashi, Japan
  • Niigata Bandai Hospital
    Niigata, Japan
  • Niigata Rinko Hospital
    Niigata, Japan
  • Niigata Univ. Medical & Dental Hospital
    Niigata, Japan
  • Saiseikai Niigata Second Hospital
    Niigata, Japan
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Feb 2017 to primary completion in May 2018, 15 months.

Of 155 industry-sponsored observational studies under Arthritis, Rheumatoid, half reached primary completion within 61 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 32 and three quarters within 116. This study's 15 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 391 studies reached it within 50 months; a quarter within 25 and three quarters within 113.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Feb 6, 2018
First posted
Feb 22, 2018
StartActual
Feb 1, 2017
Primary completionActual
May 31, 2018
CompletionActual
May 31, 2019
Last update
Sep 19, 2019
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 19, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03442855
Lead sponsor
Aesculap AG
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 22, 2018
Start date
Feb 1, 2017
Primary completion
May 31, 2018
Completion
May 31, 2019
Last update
Sep 19, 2019

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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