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NCT number NCT04743895
Other study ID # US-19092
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 4, 2021
Est. completion date May 6, 2022

Study information

Verified date June 2022
Source Arthrex, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study is prospective, randomized, single-blinded, single-center for adult patients undergoing sternotomy closure after cardiac surgery. The clinical, patient-reported, and imaging outcomes will be measured comparing standard stainless steel wire (SSW) cerclage versus the FiberTape cerclage.


Description:

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the progression of sternal healing in subjects that underwent midline sternal closure with FiberTape cerclage compared to subjects that underwent midline sternal closure with stainless steel wire. The secondary objectives are to evaluate the complication rate and postoperative pain of subjects that underwent midline sternal closure with FiberTape cerclage compared to subjects that underwent midline sternal closure with stainless steel wire. CT scans are performed at three months postoperatively to assess sternal healing. Two radiologists will read all CT scans. Axial slices are analyzed at five locations along the sternum (manubrium, top of the aortic arch, aortopulmonary window, main pulmonary arteries, and aortic root) using a 6-point quantitative scale (0=no sign of healing, 1=minimal healing, 2=mild healing, 3=moderate healing, 4=partial synthesis, 5=complete synthesis). All adverse events related to the sternal closure procedure or the devices used for closure will be collected. Postoperative pain scores will be collected using a 10 cm visual analog scale (VAS) with a numeric rating of 0 to 10. Sternal pain will be rated at rest, coughing, and with movement. Postoperative analgesic use for sternal closure pain will be evaluated.The Veterans Rand (VR-12) health survey will be collected postoperatively (see schedule of events for details).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 34
Est. completion date May 6, 2022
Est. primary completion date May 6, 2022
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: 1. The subject is age 18 or over. 2. The subject has a planned full median sternotomy. 3. The subject has the ability to read, understand and sign the written informed consent document and complete the online surveys. Exclusion Criteria: 1. The subject is having a re-operative sternotomy. 2. The subject is having an emergency or salvage operation. 3. The subject has an unplanned sternotomy incision. 4. The subject had an incomplete sternotomy. 5. The subject has chronic pain syndromes or chronic narcotic administration. 6. The subject has a history of chest irradiation. 7. The subject is unwilling to comply with study follow-up visits and surveys. 8. The subject has a sternal infection or suspected sternal infection. 9. The subject has any known comorbidity that will influence the outcomes. 10. The subject is considered vulnerable (i.e. prisoner, child, pregnant, handicapped, or mentally disabled person).

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Device:
Stainless Steel Wire Cerclage
Wire cerclage used to close sternum after cardiothoracic surgery.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Lee Memorial Health System Fort Myers Florida

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Arthrex, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Progression of sternal healing A CT scan will be used to assess sternal healing. Axial slices will be analyzed at 5 locations along the sternum using a 6 point quantitative scale. (0-no healing, 1- minimal healing, 2-mild healing, 3-moderate healing, 4-partial synthesis, 5-complete synthesis). 3 months post-operative
Secondary Complication rate Device related adverse event collection Collected at Immediate post-operatively, again at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months
Secondary Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Patient reported pain scale using a 10 cm scale with a numeric rating of 0 to 10, with 0 being no pain to 10 being worst pain. Immediate post-operatively, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months
Secondary Veteran's Rand Health Survey Patient reported physical and mental health survey. Answers are summarized into 2 scores, a physical component score (PCS) and a mental component score (MCS). The scores may be reported as Z-scores (difference compared to the population average, measured in standard deviations). The United States population average PCS and MCS are both 50 points. The United States population standard deviation is 10 points. Therefore, each increment of 10 points above or below 50 corresponds to one standard deviation away from the population average. Immediate post-operatively, 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months
Secondary Analgesic medication Log Analgesic use for sternal pain will be collected on a medication log, tracking type of pain medication, dose and start and ends dates. Collected at immediate post-operatively during hospital stay, again at 3 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months.
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