Recruiting

Absorbable vs. Non-Absorbable

Sponsor:

University of Missouri-Columbia

Code:

NCT06845735

Conditions

Labrum Injury of the Hip Joint

Hip Arthroscopy

Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Non-Absorbable Sutures

Absorbable Suture

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study is to prospectively compare absorbable sutures with non-absorbable sutures used for capsular repair during hip arthroscopic procedures. Major outcomes will be measured using three questionnaires ((1) International Hip Outcome Tool-12 (iHOT-12), (2) modified Harris hip score, (3) hip outcome score) in addition to the standard of care set of 9 questionnaires. The other major outcome will be any radiographic heterotrophic ossification at the 6-month follow-up time point.

Conditions

Labrum Injury of the Hip Joint

Hip Arthroscopy

Femoroacetabular Impingement Syndrome

Study ID

NCT06845735

Start date

Mar 22, 2024

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan 1, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects 18 years of age and older.
  • Subject requiring surgical hip arthroscopic intervention for their hip pathology

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects less than 18 years of age.
  • Subjects with any other medical problem precluding anesthesia or surgery.
  • Unable to provide informed consent.

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

active comparator: Absorbable Suture

Absorbable suture

active comparator: Non-Absorbable Suture

Non-Absorbable Sutures

Interventions

Non-Absorbable Sutures

Non-Absorbable Sutures

Absorbable Suture

Absorbable suture

Primary outcome measure

  • International Hip Outcome Tool-12 (IHOT-12) [ Time Frame: Preoperative to 12 months postoperative ]
  • Modified Harris Hip score [ Time Frame: Preoperative to 12 months postoperative ]
  • Hip Outcome Score (HOS) [ Time Frame: Preoperative to 12 months postoperative ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Vicki Jones, MEd, CCRP

573-882-7583jonesvicki@health.missouri.edu

Locations

Missouri Orthopaedic Institute

Recruiting

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65201

Contacts

Vicki Jones, MEd, CCRP

573-882-7583jonesvicki@health.missouri.edu

Principal Investigator:

Steven F DeFroda, MD, MEng

More Information

Sponsor

University of Missouri-Columbia

Last update posted

Aug 10, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Missouri-Columbia on 2026-08-10.