NCT03966716 (HipSTHeR) is a NA clinical trial of Arthroplasty in Femoral Neck Fractures, sponsored by Uppsala University.

Who is sponsoring NCT03966716?

NCT03966716 is sponsored by Uppsala University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT03966716?

Interventions in NCT03966716: Arthroplasty, Internal Fixation.

What condition does NCT03966716 study?

NCT03966716 studies Femoral Neck Fractures, Undisplaced Fracture.

Is NCT03966716 still recruiting?

NCT03966716 is currently recruiting now. Last updated 3 December 2024.

Last reviewed 2024-12-03 · How we verify

NCT03966716: HipSTHeR

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Published: 2026-01-01
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Hips Screws or (Total) Hip Replacement for Undisplaced Femoral Neck Fractures in Elderly Patients (HipSTHeR)

Recruiting now NA Last updated 3 December 2024

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Arthroplasty in Femoral Neck Fractures in 1,440 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

16 September 2019

Primary endpoint
31 December 2025

1 September 2026

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Uppsala University
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	1,440
Start date	16 September 2019
Primary completion	31 December 2025
Estimated completion	1 September 2026
Sites	25 locations across Sweden

Drugs / interventions tested

Arthroplasty
Internal Fixation

Conditions studied

Femoral Neck Fractures — all drugs for Femoral Neck Fractures →
Undisplaced Fracture — all drugs for Undisplaced Fracture →

Sponsor

Uppsala University

Who can join

75 and older, any sex, with Femoral Neck Fractures or Undisplaced Fracture. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

A registerbased RCT will investigate whether arthroplasty can decrease the reoperation rate compared to internal fixation for patients with an undisplaced femoral neck fracture (Garden I-II).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Study protocol: HipSTHeR - a register-based randomised controlled trial - hip screws or (total) hip replacement for undisplaced femoral neck fractures in older patients.
Wolf O, Sjöholm P, Hailer NP, Möller M, et al · · 2020 · cited 33× · PMID 31964340 · DOI 10.1186/s12877-020-1418-2

Verify or expand the search:

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Trials testing the same drug.

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Other recruiting trials for Femoral Neck Fractures

Currently open trials in the same condition.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03966716 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Uppsala University
Last refreshed: 3 December 2024

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