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The Arthroscopic Labral Excision or Repair Trial (ALERT)

United Kingdom96 participantsStarted 2016-12

Plain-language summary

This study compares two established surgical treatments for acetabular labral tears. Patients will be prospectively recruited and randomised to either labral repair or debridement. All patients will be followed for 2 years after intervention with a primary outcome assessment at 6 months.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Willing and able to give informed consent for participation in the study. * Male or Female, aged between 18 and 75 years. * Symptomatic labral tear with evidence of labral tear on MRI. * No radiographic evidence of OA (Kellgren-Lawrence Grade \< 2) Exclusion Criteria: * Previous ipsilateral hip surgery * Irreparable labral tear * Previous fracture of femoral neck or acetabulum * Female patient who is pregnant * Established osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence ≥ 2) * Hip dysplasia

What they're measuring

Hip Outcome Score

Timeframe: 6 Months Post Intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03257709

SponsorUniversity of Oxford

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-12

Contact for this trial

Joanna S Burchall

01865737694 joanna.burchall@ndorms.ox.ac.uk

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