# Anterior Capsulectomy vs. Repair in Direct Anterior THA

> **NCT01621932** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.** · enrollment: 82 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Total Hip Arthroplasty

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Direct anterior approach with capsulectomy
- **PROCEDURE:** Direct anterior approach without capsulectomy

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01621932
- **Lead sponsor:** OrthoCarolina Research Institute, Inc.
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-03-01
- **Primary completion:** 2016-12
- **Final completion:** 2017-08-02
- **Target enrollment:** 82 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01621932

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01621932, "Anterior Capsulectomy vs. Repair in Direct Anterior THA". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-07-30 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01621932. Licensed CC0.

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