Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
120 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-07-31
2017-07-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Conservative treatment
Physiotherapy and activity modification
Physiotherapy and activity modification
Surgical treatment
Arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement
Arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement
Interventions
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Arthroscopic treatment of femoroacetabular impingement
Physiotherapy and activity modification
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age 18-60 years
* Clinical and radiological evidence of FAI
* Competent to consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Established osteoarthritis (Kellgren-Lawrence \>/= 2)
* Hip dysplasia (Centre-Edge angle \< 20 degrees on radiograph)
* Completion of physiotherapy programme targeting FAI within past year
* Co-morbidities that mean surgical intervention is not possible/safe
* Contraindication to MRI
* Pregnancy
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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University of Oxford
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Sion Glyn-Jones, MA MBBS FRCS DPhil
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Oxford
Locations
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Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford University Hospitals Trust
Oxford, , United Kingdom
Royal Berkshire Hospital
Reading, , United Kingdom
Countries
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Central Contacts
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References
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Palmer A, Fernquest S, Rombach I, Harin A, Mansour R, Dutton S, Dijkstra HP, Andrade T, Glyn-Jones S; FAIT Study Group. Medium-term results of arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of femoroacetabular impingement syndrome: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Br J Sports Med. 2025 Jan 2;59(2):109-117. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2023-107712.
Palmer AJR, Ayyar Gupta V, Fernquest S, Rombach I, Dutton SJ, Mansour R, Wood S, Khanduja V, Pollard TCB, McCaskie AW, Barker KL, Andrade TJMD, Carr AJ, Beard DJ, Glyn-Jones S; FAIT Study Group. Arthroscopic hip surgery compared with physiotherapy and activity modification for the treatment of symptomatic femoroacetabular impingement: multicentre randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2019 Feb 7;364:l185. doi: 10.1136/bmj.l185.
Palmer AJ, Ayyar-Gupta V, Dutton SJ, Rombach I, Cooper CD, Pollard TC, Hollinghurst D, Taylor A, Barker KL, McNally EG, Beard DJ, Andrade AJ, Carr AJ, Glyn-Jones S. Protocol for the Femoroacetabular Impingement Trial (FAIT): a multi-centre randomised controlled trial comparing surgical and non-surgical management of femoroacetabular impingement. Bone Joint Res. 2014 Nov;3(11):321-7. doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.311.2000336.
Other Identifiers
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FAIT
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id