A Comparison of Stryker Hybrid Arch Bars

NCT ID: NCT02283528

Last Updated: 2019-01-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-12-21

Brief Summary

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Patients who sustain a fracture of the lower jaw are typically treated by wiring the teeth together or using small titanium plates and screws to fix the fracture. With either technique the upper and lower teeth are held together to ensure that the fracture is held in the correct position during healing (for closed reduction) or while the plate and screws are applied (for open reduction).

The teeth can be held together using Erich arch bars which are a type of braces that are temporarily wired to the existing teeth. These stay in place for 6 weeks until the fracture has healed even though the patient is able to open his mouth immediately after the surgery is complete. The alternative to the traditional Erich arch bars is a relatively new type of arch bar (Stryker Hybrid) that is screwed to the jaw bone rather than wired to the teeth. The purpose of this study is to compare the two types of arch bars in terms of the speed with which they can be applied as well as any difference in fracture healing

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Fracture Mandible

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hybrid

Placement of Hybrid arch bars for open or closed reduction of mandible fractures

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Stryker Hybrid

Intervention Type DEVICE

Place Hybrid arch bars

Erich

Placement of Erich archbars for open or closed reduction of mandible fractures

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Erich

Intervention Type DEVICE

Control group is Erich arch bars

Interventions

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Stryker Hybrid

Place Hybrid arch bars

Intervention Type DEVICE

Erich

Control group is Erich arch bars

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Mandible fracture involving subcondyle, ramus, angle, body, parasymphysis and symphysis
2. Age 18 years - 90 years
3. Ability to give informed consent
4. Minimum 6 weeks follow-up
5. Pre and post-operative panoramic xrays

Exclusion Criteria

1. Comminuted fractures
2. Infected fractures
3. Previously treated fractures
4. Complete edentulism
5. Gun shot wounds
6. Pregnancy or breast feeding
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Emory University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Gary F Bouloux MD, DDS, MDSc, FRACDS, FRACDS

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Grady Memorial Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Provided Documents

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Document Type: Study Protocol

View Document

Document Type: Statistical Analysis Plan

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Other Identifiers

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IRB00076048

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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