# Intramedullary Nail Versus Hip Arthroplasty in Unstable Trochanteric Hip Fractures

> **NCT04868305** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Helse Stavanger HF** · enrollment: 170 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Hip Injuries and Disorders
- Hip Fractures

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Intramedullary nail
- **PROCEDURE:** Hip arthroplasty

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04868305
- **Lead sponsor:** Helse Stavanger HF
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER_GOV
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2021-10-12
- **Primary completion:** 2027-03-31
- **Final completion:** 2027-03-31
- **Target enrollment:** 170 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04868305

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04868305, "Intramedullary Nail Versus Hip Arthroplasty in Unstable Trochanteric Hip Fractures". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04868305. Licensed CC0.

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