An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery
NCT ID: NCT01783483
Last Updated: 2017-09-08
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COMPLETED
NA
236 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2013-01-31
2016-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Suture Wire
The closure technique should be per surgeon and institutional preference, with documentation of the wiring technique including the wiring configuration and number of wires used. A minimum of 6 wires that cross the midline sternotomy should be used (e.g. 6 simple wires, 3 double wires, 3 figure of 8 wires, etc.).
Suture Wire
Closure system wire-based used to approximate the two halfs of the sternum following a median sternotomy.
SternaLock Blu closure system
Patients will receive treatment option for sternal closure with the SternaLock Blue closure system at a minimum of 2 "X" plates on the sternal body and 1 "L" plate (or equivalent) on the manubrium. This technique is the standard configuration for this study, and is intended to ensure that at least 3 plates are used to achieve adequate fixation and stability, while allowing for variations in the plating configuration as a result of patient anatomy and surgeon preference. Various Sternal Blu plates may be used on the manubrium as described below, as can an additional plate on the sternal body.
SternaLock Blue closure system
SternaLock Blue closure system is a primary closure system plate-based
Interventions
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SternaLock Blue closure system
SternaLock Blue closure system is a primary closure system plate-based
Suture Wire
Closure system wire-based used to approximate the two halfs of the sternum following a median sternotomy.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients admitted to the hospital the day of or the day before their scheduled surgical procedure
* Patients ≥ 18 years of age
* Patients with a BMI \< 40
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with endstage renal failure who are on dialysis
* Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (FEV1 \< 50% or patients on on-home oxygen)
* Patients on prescribed pre-operative narcotics
* Patients taking chronic steroids, biologics acting as immunosuppressants (e.g. Enbrel (etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), Remicade (infliximab), or chemotherapeutics (iv or oral chemotherapeutics for cancer). Patients using a steroid inhaler for asthma should not be excluded.
* Patients with an active infection as defined by a positive culture
* Patients with foreign body sensitivity
* Patients with mental or neurologic conditions who are unwilling or incapable of following postoperative care instructions
* Patients defined within the New York Heart Association (NYHA) or Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) functional Class IV for congestive heart failure: i.e., patients with cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry on any physical activity without discomfort (CCS ; NYHA)
* Patients presenting emergent/salvage cardiac acuity as defined per the Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) guidelines: i.e., patients undergoing cardiopulmonary resuscitation en route to the operating room or prior to induction of anesthesia (STS)
* Patients unwilling or unable to return for follow-up
Operative
* Patients requiring delayed sternotomy closure
* Patients with an off-midline sternotomy reducing the bony margin between a SternaLock screw body and an osteotomy to within 2mm or less
* Patients presenting intra-operative conditions that in the opinion of the treating surgeon would require or preclude the use of either wire cerclage or rigid fixation, or who are not able to be plated or wired per the protocol (e.g. patients who in the opinion of the surgeon have insufficient quantity of quality of sternal bone; redo sternotomy with excessive fibrous tissue)
* Use of non resorbable (beeswax) bonewax
* Intraoperative death prior to device placement
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Zimmer Biomet
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Keith B Allen, M.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
St Luke's Mid America and Vascular Institute
Locations
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Mayo Clinic Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Florida Hospital
Orlando, Florida, United States
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Franciscan St. Francis Health
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
University of Louisville
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
United Heart & Vascular Clinic, United Hospital, part of Allina Health
Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute
Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States
Lenox Hill Hospital
New York, New York, United States
University of Toledo
Toledo, Ohio, United States
Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Scott & White Memorial Hospital
Temple, Texas, United States
Countries
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References
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Bennett-Guerrero E, Phillips-Bute B, Waweru PM, Gaca JG, Spann JC, Milano CA. Pilot study of sternal plating for primary closure of the sternum in cardiac surgical patients. Innovations (Phila). 2011 Nov;6(6):382-8. doi: 10.1097/IMI.0b013e318248fbda.
Casha AR, Yang L, Kay PH, Saleh M, Cooper GJ. A biomechanical study of median sternotomy closure techniques. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 1999 Mar;15(3):365-9. doi: 10.1016/s1010-7940(99)00014-7.
Chou SS, Sena MJ, Wong MS. Use of SternaLock plating system in acute treatment of unstable traumatic sternal fractures. Ann Thorac Surg. 2011 Feb;91(2):597-9. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.07.083.
Raman J, Lehmann S, Zehr K, De Guzman BJ, Aklog L, Garrett HE, MacMahon H, Hatcher BM, Wong MS. Sternal closure with rigid plate fixation versus wire closure: a randomized controlled multicenter trial. Ann Thorac Surg. 2012 Dec;94(6):1854-61. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2012.07.085. Epub 2012 Oct 25.
Hirose H, Yamane K, Youdelman BA, Bogar L, Diehl JT. Rigid sternal fixation improves postoperative recovery. Open Cardiovasc Med J. 2011;5:148-52. doi: 10.2174/1874192401105010148. Epub 2011 Jul 4.
Neaman KC, Blount AL, Kim JA, Renucci JD, Hooker RL. Prophylactic sternal plating with pectoralis advancement flaps after sternotomy in patients with a history of chest irradiation. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2011 Mar;12(3):355-8. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2010.247262. Epub 2010 Dec 7.
Snyder CW, Graham LA, Byers RE, Holman WL. Primary sternal plating to prevent sternal wound complications after cardiac surgery: early experience and patterns of failure. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2009 Nov;9(5):763-6. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2009.214023. Epub 2009 Aug 26.
Lee JC, Raman J, Song DH. Primary sternal closure with titanium plate fixation: plastic surgery effecting a paradigm shift. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jun;125(6):1720-1724. doi: 10.1097/PRS.0b013e3181d51292.
Shifrin DA, Sohn SM, Stouffer CW, Hooker RL, Renucci JD. Sternal salvage with rigid fixation in the setting of a massive mediastinal aortic pseudoaneurysm: a case report and review of the literature. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2008 Oct;61(10):e17-20. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2007.09.022. Epub 2007 Nov 26.
Raman J, Straus D, Song DH. Rigid plate fixation of the sternum. Ann Thorac Surg. 2007 Sep;84(3):1056-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2006.11.045.
Raman J, Song DH, Bolotin G, Jeevanandam V. Sternal closure with titanium plate fixation--a paradigm shift in preventing mediastinitis. Interact Cardiovasc Thorac Surg. 2006 Aug;5(4):336-9. doi: 10.1510/icvts.2005.121863. Epub 2006 Apr 25.
Dickie SR, Dorafshar AH, Song DH. Definitive closure of the infected median sternotomy wound: a treatment algorithm utilizing vacuum-assisted closure followed by rigid plate fixation. Ann Plast Surg. 2006 Jun;56(6):680-5. doi: 10.1097/01.sap.0000202825.41069.c3.
Song DH, Lohman RF, Renucci JD, Jeevanandam V, Raman J. Primary sternal plating in high-risk patients prevents mediastinitis. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2004 Aug;26(2):367-72. doi: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.04.038.
Song DH, Agarwal JP, Jeevanandam V. Rigid sternal fixation in the cardiac transplant population. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2003 Sep;126(3):896-7. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5223(03)00605-6. No abstract available.
Pai S, Gunja NJ, Dupak EL, McMahon NL, Roth TP, Lalikos JF, Dunn RM, Francalancia N, Pins GD, Billiar KL. In vitro comparison of wire and plate fixation for midline sternotomies. Ann Thorac Surg. 2005 Sep;80(3):962-8. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2005.03.089.
Related Links
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SternaLock Blu Primary Closure System Brochure
SternaLock Blu Product Description
Other Identifiers
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SLBlu
Identifier Type: OTHER
Identifier Source: secondary_id
0712
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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