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Research type
Research Study
Full title
Stratification of movement patterns during activities of daily living by total hip replacement patients, for use in vitro and in silico modelling.
IRAS ID
151079
Contact name
Anthony Redmond
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Research summary
The need for hip replacements to have a longer life is necessary to reduce risk to patients of hip revision surgery and to improve outcomes for patients and excess burden on the health care system. To do this it is crucial to understand the local contact forces that are experienced by the hip prosthesis during the period of use. Analysis of hip forces in patients post total hip replacement (THR) will be used to inform mechanical simulation of hip prostheses in pre-clinical testing as part of a €13million EU Framework 7 programme and will provide accurate data for future software simulation and hardware simulator testing protocols. To do this the study will collect angles and forces at the hip joint and muscle force data of the lower limbs during activities of daily living in a range of representative post-operative hip replacement patients. The results of these simulations will help manufacturers to properly assess the longevity of hip implants in a more representative set of pre-clinical evaluations.
REC name
North East - York Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
14/NE/1013
Date of REC Opinion
30 May 2014
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion