Direct Superior Approach Versus PosteroLateral Approach in Total Hip Arthroplasty (SPLAsH)
Key facts
- Where
- Breda, Leeuwarden, and Zwolle, NetherlandsSee the 3 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 99 years old?
Source: NCT06342843, who can take part
Where in Netherlands
- AmphiaBreda, NetherlandsContact: Stefan BT Bolder, MDTaking people
- Medisch Centrum LeeuwardenLeeuwarden, NetherlandsContact: Wierd Zijlstra, MD/PhDTaking people
- IsalaZwolle, NetherlandsContact: Diederik de Boer, MSc.Taking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorTrial details
- Who runs it
- Isala
- Trial code
- NCT06342843
- Record updated
- 3 August 2025
- Original description
This study will compare postoperative pain, health related quality of life (HRQoL), function, rehabilitation, urinary incontinence, muscle atrophy and component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the posterolateral approach (PLA) or the direct superior approach (DSA). In addition, the CT images will be used to validate a new metal artefact reduction technique.Read full original descriptionShow less
Direct Superior Approach Versus PosteroLateral Approach in Total Hip Arthroplasty: a Multicenter Double Blinded Randomized Controlled Trial
This study will compare postoperative pain, health related quality of life (HRQoL), function, rehabilitation, urinary incontinence, muscle atrophy and component positioning in total hip arthroplasty (THA) using the posterolateral approach (PLA) or the direct superior approach (DSA). In addition, the CT images will be used to validate a new metal artefact reduction technique.
Inclusion: Subject; Has symptomatic incapacitating coxarthrosis in whom total hip arthroplasty (THA) is indicated, diagnosed by both physical examination and pelvic/hip X-ray; Has signed informed consent; Is ageing 18 years or older at time of study entry; Is competent and able to participate in follow-up.
Exclusion: Previous ipsilateral hip surgery; Neurological conditions influencing walking pattern; Cognitive impairment; Malignancies or metastases involving the hip joint or the nearby soft tissues; BMI >35 kg/m2; Contralateral incapacitating coxarthrosis, diagnosed by both physical examination and pelvic/hip X-ray; Inability to walk without walking aid preoperatively; Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); Severe hip dysplasia; Inability to speak and write Dutch language.