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Administrative data

NCT number NCT01583465
Other study ID # 20091312
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received April 18, 2012
Last updated April 23, 2012
Start date October 2009
Est. completion date September 2011

Study information

Verified date April 2012
Source Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish whether or not there is a clinical advantage to the use of Aquamantys® System from Medtronic Advanced Energy (formerly Salient Surgical Technologies) in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty via the anterior supine intermuscular surgical approach in terms of blood loss, transfusion and wound healing. Wound healing will be assessed by a blinded observer and based upon a simple and subjective criteria: a) as expected, b) better than expected or c) worse than expected. The blinded observer is experienced in the care of the surgical patient and wound evaluation.


Description:

To establish in a randomized, blinded study whether or not there is a clinical advantage to the use of Aquamantys® System from Medtronic Advanced Energy (formerly Salient Surgical Technologies) in patients undergoing primary total hip arthroplasty via the anterior supine intermuscular surgical approach in terms of blood loss, transfusion and wound healing based on early collected data. Data will be analyzed using StatsDirect in standard fashion to elucidate any difference between control and treatment groups. Wound healing will be assessed by a blinded observer and based upon a simple and subjective criteria: a) as expected, b) better than expected or c) worse than expected. The blinded observer is experienced in the care of the surgical patient and wound evaluation.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 200
Est. completion date September 2011
Est. primary completion date September 2011
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group N/A and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Undergoing primary unilateral total hip arthroplasty via the anterior supine intermuscular approach

- Patient is willing and able to complete all follow-up visits at 6 weeks and 1 year

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients with pre-existing known coagulopathy

- Patients on chronic Coumadin (Warfarin) therapy

- Patients receiving erythropoietin therapy for anemia

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Device:
Aquamantys
Primary THA via the ASI approach will be performed using the Aquamantys Malleable Bipolar Sealer. The Aquamantys is a bipolar device that combines radio-frequency energy and saline to gently reach targeted tissue and provide a biomechanical seal. The saline acts as a conduit to allow the energy to penetrate the tissue from 1 to 2 mm where the collagen is transformed thus providing the seal. The saline also helps cool the tissue which allows for gentle handling of tissue, eliminating the black char that is a port for infection. The surgeon uses the Aquamantys to assist in tissue dissection, cauterize vessels, and to pre-treat fat pad in front of capsule prior to excision, to treat the entire anterior hip capsule prior to excision, treat oozing bone surfaces not covered by an implant.
standard electrocautery (Bovie)
Primary total hip arthroplasty via an anterior supine intermuscular approach will be performed with the assistance of standard electrocautery. The electrocautery is used in tissue dissection and to cauterize bleeding vessels.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc. New Albany Ohio

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Joint Implant Surgeons, Inc. Medtronic, Mount Carmel Health System

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (7)

Barsoum WK, Klika AK, Murray TG, Higuera C, Lee HH, Krebs VE. Prospective randomized evaluation of the need for blood transfusion during primary total hip arthroplasty with use of a bipolar sealer. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2011 Mar 16;93(6):513-8. doi: 10.21 — View Citation

Mankin KP, Moore CA, Miller LE, Block JE. Hemostasis with a bipolar sealer during surgical correction of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. J Spinal Disord Tech. 2012 Jul;25(5):259-63. doi: 10.1097/BSD.0b013e3182334ec5. — View Citation

Marulanda GA, Krebs VE, Bierbaum BE, Goldberg VM, Ries M, Ulrich SD, Seyler TM, Mont MA. Hemostasis using a bipolar sealer in primary unilateral total knee arthroplasty. Am J Orthop (Belle Mead NJ). 2009 Dec;38(12):E179-83. — View Citation

Marulanda GA, Ragland PS, Seyler TM, Mont MA. Reductions in blood loss with use of a bipolar sealer for hemostasis in primary total knee arthroplasty. Surg Technol Int. 2005;14:281-6. — View Citation

Marulanda GA, Ulrich SD, Seyler TM, Delanois RE, Mont MA. Reductions in blood loss with a bipolar sealer in total hip arthroplasty. Expert Rev Med Devices. 2008 Mar;5(2):125-31. doi: 10.1586/17434440.5.2.125. — View Citation

Morris MJ, Berend KR, Lombardi AV Jr. Hemostasis in anterior supine intermuscular total hip arthroplasty: pilot study comparing standard electrocautery and a bipolar sealer. Surg Technol Int. 2010 Oct;20:352-6. — View Citation

Zeh A, Messer J, Davis J, Vasarhelyi A, Wohlrab D. The Aquamantys system--an alternative to reduce blood loss in primary total hip arthroplasty? J Arthroplasty. 2010 Oct;25(7):1072-7. doi: 10.1016/j.arth.2009.10.008. Epub 2010 Jan 22. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Perioperative Change in Hemoglobin Level All patients will undergo routine lab work perioperatively. No additional studies will be necessary for this protocol. Hemoglobin level will be first measured preoperatively at the time of preadmission testing, which must be performed not more than 30 days prior to surgery, and then measured on postoperative day one. The two levels will be compared to assess the decrease in hemoglobin level resulting from the surgical intervention. From up to 30 days preoperative through postoperative day 1 Yes
Primary Perioperative Blood Transfusion Requirement Perioperative blood transfusion requirements will be recorded, including transfusions administered during the surgical intervention and throughout the acute hospital stay. From the beginning of surgical intervention to hospital discharge, which averages 2 days and may be up to 1 week postoperative Yes
Primary Perioperative Blood Loss Anesthesia and nursing records will be monitored for blood loss intraoperatively, and postoperatively via drain output. Drains will be pulled daily at 0600 and measured. From beginning of surgical intervention through hospital discharge, which averages 2 days and may be up to 1 week Yes
Secondary The development of complications in the wound, either as an inpatient or after discharge Wound care will be evaluated by a designee who will be blinded to the randomization. Wound will be evaluated for drainage, erythema, and ecchymosis. Additionally, the wound healing will be scored as: Healing better than expected, As expected, or Worse than expected. Wound evaluations will occur each postoperative day in hospital (average 2 days), at 6 weeks, and 1 year. Wound evaluations will occur each postoperative day in hospital (average 2 days and up to 1 week), at 6 weeks, and 1 year. Yes
Secondary Length of stay Length of acute hospital stay will be recorded. From admission through hospital discharge (average 2 days, up to 1 week) Yes
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