Role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Assessment of Patients With Hip Pain

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07802795

Acronym

Hip MRI

Enrollment

Registered

2026-09-03

Start date

2025-12-10

Completion date

2027-02-01

Last updated

2026-09-03

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Conditions

Hip Pain &Disorders

Keywords

Hip pain

Brief summary

To evaluate the role of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the assessment and diagnosis of patients presenting with hip pain.

Detailed description

The hip joint is a deep ball-and-socket synovial joint formed by the articulation between the femoral head and the acetabulum, supported by the labrum, ligaments, and surrounding musculature. This structural complexity makes clinical evaluation alone insufficient for identifying the underlying pathology. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has emerged as a key imaging modality for comprehensive assessment of both normal anatomy and pathological conditions affecting the hip joint

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Patients of any age and sex. * Patients complaining of hip pain. * Patients fit for MRI examination.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with contraindications to MRI (e.g. pacemakers, cochlear implants). * Claustrophobic patients who cannot tolerate MRI examination. * Patients with renal impairment contraindicating contrast administration (if contrast is needed).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Diagnostic yield of MRI in identifying the underlying cause of hip pain.	At the time of MRI examination	Proportion of patients in whom MRI identifies a specific structural or pathological abnormality that may explain the presenting hip pain, including labral tears, cartilage abnormalities, femoroacetabular impingement, avascular necrosis, stress/insufficiency fractures, bone marrow edema, osteoarthritis, joint effusion/synovitis, tendinopathy, bursitis, and other periarticular soft-tissue abnormalities.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Distribution of MRI-detected pathologies in patients presenting with hip pain.	at the time of MRI examination	Frequency and type of abnormalities detected by MRI, categorized into osseous, articular, labral, synovial, muscular, tendinous, bursal, and other soft-tissue abnormalities.
Correlation between MRI findings and clinical presentation.	At the time of MRI examination.	Assessment of the association between MRI abnormalities and clinical characteristics, including age, sex, laterality, duration and characteristics of hip pain, and relevant clinical diagnosis.

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMohamad Hasan Alam-Eldeen, MD

Outcome results