Clinical trial NCT02508428: Marathon and Enduron Polyethylene at Long-Term Follow-up
Official title: A Prospective, Randomized Clinical Study Comparing Marathon Polyethylene and Enduron Polyethylene Acetabular Liners Used in Total Hip Arthroplasty at Long-Term Follow-up
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Osteoarthritis
Arthritis
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
Keywords: Osteolysis
Polyethylene
Crosslinked Polyethylene
Total Hip Replacement
Marathon
Lead sponsor: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: DePuy Orthopaedics
First posted: 2015-07-27
Enrollment: 230
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the study is to determine whether crosslinked Marathon and standard Enduron polyethylene liners show differences in survivorship due to wear-related revisions at minimum 14-year follow-up and every 5 years after.

Detailed description: Several institutions have reported very low wear rates with crosslinked polyethylene based on early and midterm clinical data. However, since revisions associated with osteolysis typically occur after 10-year follow-up, the greatest benefits of the reduced wear associated with crosslinked polyethylene are expected to be reflected in lower revision rates for wear-related complications at long-term follow-up.

While crosslinking has proven to substantially reduce polyethylene wear during the first decade in vivo, characterizing the long-term clinical performance of Marathon polyethylene remains important because crosslinking is accompanied by a reduction in the ultimate tensile strength, fatigue strength, and elongation to failure of ultra high molecular weight polyethylene. As a consequence, concerns have been expressed about the potential for the liner fracture, in vivo polyethylene oxidation or accelerated wear at long-term follow-up, the effects of femoral head roughening over time and the bioreactivity of crosslinked polyethylene debris particles. Ultimately, the best way to address these concerns is in the context of well-controlled, long-term clinical outcome studies. This study will evaluate outcome at a minimum of 14-years after surgery among the same group of patients whose outcome was previously reported at 10-year follow-up. As part of our efforts to follow patients throughout their lives to obtain long-term outcome data, we will continue to obtain routine follow-up every 5 years from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years). Because we anticipate that the reduced incidence of wear and osteolysis will result in a lower incidence of revision surgery among the patients randomized to Marathon liners, implant revision for reasons related to wear will be our primary outcome measure at long-term follow-up.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

(from original study)

* Elective total hip replacement patient

(from 10-year follow-up)

* Consented to the original study.
* Received a Duraloc 100 cup with either a crosslinked Marathon or standard Enduron liner.
* Received an AML/Solution or a Prodigy stem with 28mm cobalt chrome femoral head.

Exclusion Criteria:

(from original study)

* None

(from 10-year follow-up)

* Patient did not receive device as specified in inclusion criteria.
* Patient refused to consent to continued follow-up.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Percentage of Hips Surviving at 15 Years
timeFrame: At 15-year follow-up and every 5 years after from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Polyethylene Wear
timeFrame: At minimum 14-year radiographic follow-up and every 5 years after from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years)
measure: Incidence of Clinically Important Osteolysis Among Unrevised THAs
timeFrame: At minimum 14-year radiographic follow-up and every 5 years after from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years)
measure: Patients Who Answered "Yes" to the Question, "Are You Satisfied With the Results of Your Hip Operation?"
timeFrame: At minimum 14-year follow-up and every 5 years after from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years)
measure: Harris Hip Score
timeFrame: At minimum 14-year follow-up and every 5 years after from the date of the patient's primary total hip arthroplasty for the duration of the patient's life or until revision of the polyethylene liner (estimated to be 25 years)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Alexandria
country: United States
facility: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute
state: Virginia
Study officials:
affiliation: Anderson Orthopaedic Research Institute
name: C. Anderson Engh, Jr., MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Leung SB, Egawa H, Stepniewski A, Beykirch S, Engh CA Jr, Engh CA Sr. Incidence and volume of pelvic osteolysis at early follow-up with highly cross-linked and noncross-linked polyethylene. J Arthroplasty. 2007 Sep;22(6 Suppl 2):134-9. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2007.04.006. Epub 2007 Jul 27.
citation: Engh CA Jr, Stepniewski AS, Ginn SD, Beykirch SE, Sychterz-Terefenko CJ, Hopper RH Jr, Engh CA. A randomized prospective evaluation of outcomes after total hip arthroplasty using cross-linked marathon and non-cross-linked Enduron polyethylene liners. J Arthroplasty. 2006 Sep;21(6 Suppl 2):17-25. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2006.05.002.
citation: Engh CA Jr, Hopper RH Jr, Huynh C, Ho H, Sritulanondha S, Engh CA Sr. A prospective, randomized study of cross-linked and non-cross-linked polyethylene for total hip arthroplasty at 10-year follow-up. J Arthroplasty. 2012 Sep;27(8 Suppl):2-7.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2012.03.048. Epub 2012 Jun 6.