Arch Bars vs. IMF (Intermaxillary Fixation) Screws: Cost Effectiveness Based on Time Duration of Device Placement.

NCT ID: NCT01876979

Last Updated: 2017-06-28

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

5 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-04-30

Brief Summary

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Determining the cost effectiveness, based on the time duration of application, of two methods of wiring the jaws together during surgery to repair mandible fractures. One technique is more expensive but faster in application, while the other is less expensive and takes more time to apply.

Detailed Description

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Purpose:

To identify which option of wiring the jaws together during treatment of mandible fractures is more cost effective to the patient, Erich arch bars or IMF (Intermaxillary Fixation) screws. Patients who sustain mandible fractures that meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized to one of the two treatment types listed above. The overall treatment in both categories is consistent with the standard of care, the only difference being the method utilized to achieve intermaxillary fixation during the course of the surgery.

Conditions

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Mandible Fracture

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

OTHER

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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IMF Screws

Use of IMF screws as a means to wire the jaws.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

IMF Screws

Intervention Type DEVICE

stainless steel screws placed in bone

Erich Arch Bars

Use of Erich Arch bars in the wiring of the jaws.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Erich Arch Bars

Intervention Type DEVICE

Surgical braces wired around teeth

Interventions

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IMF Screws

stainless steel screws placed in bone

Intervention Type DEVICE

Erich Arch Bars

Surgical braces wired around teeth

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Synthes IMF screws

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients aged 18-70
* Patients with no greater than one (1) open fracture of the tooth-bearing mandible
* Mandibular angle fractures ± Ramus or subcondylar fracture
* Body/symphysis ± subcondylar
* Isolated angle fracture
* Isolate subcondylar fractures
* Bilateral subcondylar fractures
* Any condylar head/neck fracture requiring treatment
* Patients who are candidates for treatment of their fractures in the operating room setting

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients younger than 18 or older than 70
* Patients with developing tooth buds anterior to the second molars
* Patients with inadequate stability of occlusion
* Edentulism
* Unstable vertical and horizontal stops to the occlusion
* Patients with disorders affecting bone healing, metabolism and turnover
* Those patients on bisphosphonates, oral or IV
* Patients with evidence of intrabony pathology of the mandible or maxilla
* The presence of any of the following:
* Greater than one (1) open fracture of the tooth-bearing mandible
* Bilateral angle fractures are exempt from this
* Comminuted fractures of the mandible
* Concomitant infection, or osteomyelitis of the mandible
* Mechanism of injury
* Pathologic fracture
* Gun-shot wounds
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Christiana Care Health Services

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Daniel Meara

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Resident

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel Meara, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Christiana Care Health Services

Daniel J Meara, MS, MD, DMD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Christiana Care Health Services

Locations

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Christiana Care Hospital

Newark, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Wilmington Hospital

Wilmington, Delaware, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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DDD# 602252

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CCC# 33082

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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