ASR Hip Resurfacing, Chrome and Cobalt Levels and Effect on Vision

Do patients with an ASR hip replacement have elevated blood chrome and cobalt levels and does this cause visual disturbances when compared to the normal population

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12613000464763

Enrollment

Registered

2013-04-24

Start date

2012-11-01

Completion date

2013-12-31

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The study aims to measure blood levels of Chrome and Cobalt in patients with an ASR Hip replacement in situ and to see if these patients have visual disturbances

Interventions

Visual acuity in patients with the ASR Hip Replacements Single assessment made; duration of observation 4hour session

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

0 to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

ASR Hip Replacement

Exclusion criteria

Known visual problems

Outcome results