Fasciotens to Treat an Open Abdomen - a Prospective Cohort Study
NCT ID: NCT04033614
Last Updated: 2023-04-19
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
15 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2019-08-05
2026-08-31
Brief Summary
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In the present study, the CE-certified medical device Fasciotens Abdomen will be used to prove the functionality of this device and the user feasibility.
The basic principle of Fasciotens Abdomen is the ventrally directed pulling force on the two fascial edges via an external device with support on the thorax and pelvis. The possibility to apply a traction to the fascia from the moment of opening the abdomen without reducing the intraabdominal space is absolutely new and the rationale of this technique. The objective of this study is to prove the obvious prevention of fascial retraction through the Fasciotens Abdomen device.
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Detailed Description
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The current state of the art is the treatment of the open abdomen using low-pressure therapy or other temporary abdominal wall closure. The most common method is pure vacuum dressing on the abdominal wall wound and the abdominal organs (2, 3). However, traction to the edges of the fascia is only possible after the intraabominal increase in volume and pressure has decreased. All previously described methods for temporary abdominal wall closure cannot counteract abdominal wall retraction and can only begin with a pull on the already retracted fascia after normalization of the abdominal volume.
The later abdominal closure then often requires alloplastic materials or results in a defect healing as abdominal wall hernia (4, 5). The temporal extension of the open abdomen is also associated with intestinal adhesions, formation of intestinal fistula and loss of abdominal volume (6-12). Mortality of the open abdomen is 12-40%, with septic genesis associated with higher mortality (1). In addition, reocclusion should be sought at an early stage. Trauma patients with a re-closure within 48 hours show a more favourable course of disease, a lower complication rate and lower mortality (13-15). The retraction of the abdominal wall and the later often impossible abdominal closure are the main problems in the treatment of these seriously ill patients. This problem, which has not yet been solved, is the reason for the development of this new technique.
In the present study, the CE-certified medical device Fasciotens Abdomen will be used to prove the functionality of this device and the user feasibilty.
The basic principle of Fasciotens Abdomen is the ventrally directed pulling force on the two fascial edges via an external device with support on the thorax and pelvis. A commercially available resorbable surgical mesh is sewn into the fascia margin, which would also have been used without the Fasciotens system. Commercial surgical sutures attached to this net are then attached to a height-adjustable suspension, which is connected to an external support on the thorax and pelvis. This ensures continuous traction to the two fascial edges. This counteracts the natural muscle pull of the abdominal muscles and thus the retraction of the abdominal wall to both sides laterally. At the same time the abdomen is still open preventing necrosis of the abdominal organs. The remaining wound surface can then be treated with conventional dressing material.
The possibility to apply a traction to the fascia from the moment of opening the abdomen without reducing the intraabdominal space is absolutely new and the rationale of this technique. The objective of this study is to prove the obvious prevention of fascial retraction through the Fasciotens Abdomen device.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Patients with Laparostoma
Patients needing a laparostoma will be treated with the fasciotens abdomen device. The distance between the fasciae will be measured frequently using a ruler.
12 months after the treatment an ultrasound measurement will be performed to assess hernia formation
Fasciotens-Abdomen
The basic principle of Fasciotens Abdomen is the ventrally directed pulling force on the two fascial edges via an external device with support on the thorax and pelvis. A commercially available resorbable surgical mesh is sewn into the fascia margin. Commercial surgical sutures attached to this net are then attached to a height-adjustable suspension, which is connected to an external support on the thorax and pelvis. This ensures continuous traction to the two fascial edges. The remaining wound surface can then be treated with conventional dressing material.
Interventions
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Fasciotens-Abdomen
The basic principle of Fasciotens Abdomen is the ventrally directed pulling force on the two fascial edges via an external device with support on the thorax and pelvis. A commercially available resorbable surgical mesh is sewn into the fascia margin. Commercial surgical sutures attached to this net are then attached to a height-adjustable suspension, which is connected to an external support on the thorax and pelvis. This ensures continuous traction to the two fascial edges. The remaining wound surface can then be treated with conventional dressing material.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Age of majority
* Signed informed consent form or in the case of patients unable to give consent, signature from the authorised representative/legal carevier or consultant.
Exclusion Criteria
* A Moribund patient with a life expectancy of less than 24 hours despite laparostomy
* Unstable thorax or known severe skeletal instability which impaires the use of the fasciotens abdomen device.
* Open wounds or infections at the potential contact points of the Fasciotens abdomen device
* Known cardiac insufficiency with ejection fraction less than 35%
* Patients with lung failure (ARDS) and the need for abdominal positioning within the next 24h
* Persons who are accommodated in a mental hospital or an insititution on official or judicial instruction
* Persons who are dependent on or have an employment relationship with the principal investigator
* Other conditions which, at the judgement of the investigator, militate against the use of the investigational product
* Minority
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Fasciotens GmbH
UNKNOWN
RWTH Aachen University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Dr. Roman Marius Eickhoff
Specialist in surgery
Locations
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Klinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie
Aachen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Roman Eickhoff, Dr. med.
Role: primary
References
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Bruhin A, Ferreira F, Chariker M, Smith J, Runkel N. Systematic review and evidence based recommendations for the use of negative pressure wound therapy in the open abdomen. Int J Surg. 2014 Oct;12(10):1105-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2014.08.396. Epub 2014 Aug 28.
Quyn AJ, Johnston C, Hall D, Chambers A, Arapova N, Ogston S, Amin AI. The open abdomen and temporary abdominal closure systems--historical evolution and systematic review. Colorectal Dis. 2012 Aug;14(8):e429-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03045.x.
Roberts DJ, Zygun DA, Grendar J, Ball CG, Robertson HL, Ouellet JF, Cheatham ML, Kirkpatrick AW. Negative-pressure wound therapy for critically ill adults with open abdominal wounds: a systematic review. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Sep;73(3):629-39. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31825c130e.
Carlson GL, Patrick H, Amin AI, McPherson G, MacLennan G, Afolabi E, Mowatt G, Campbell B. Management of the open abdomen: a national study of clinical outcome and safety of negative pressure wound therapy. Ann Surg. 2013 Jun;257(6):1154-9. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0b013e31828b8bc8.
Cheatham ML, Demetriades D, Fabian TC, Kaplan MJ, Miles WS, Schreiber MA, Holcomb JB, Bochicchio G, Sarani B, Rotondo MF. Prospective study examining clinical outcomes associated with a negative pressure wound therapy system and Barker's vacuum packing technique. World J Surg. 2013 Sep;37(9):2018-30. doi: 10.1007/s00268-013-2080-z.
Cheatham ML, Safcsak K. Is the evolving management of intra-abdominal hypertension and abdominal compartment syndrome improving survival? Crit Care Med. 2010 Feb;38(2):402-7. doi: 10.1097/ccm.0b013e3181b9e9b1.
Miller RS, Morris JA Jr, Diaz JJ Jr, Herring MB, May AK. Complications after 344 damage-control open celiotomies. J Trauma. 2005 Dec;59(6):1365-71; discussion 1371-4. doi: 10.1097/01.ta.0000196004.49422.af.
Vidal MG, Ruiz Weisser J, Gonzalez F, Toro MA, Loudet C, Balasini C, Canales H, Reina R, Estenssoro E. Incidence and clinical effects of intra-abdominal hypertension in critically ill patients. Crit Care Med. 2008 Jun;36(6):1823-31. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e31817c7a4d.
Raeburn CD, Moore EE, Biffl WL, Johnson JL, Meldrum DR, Offner PJ, Franciose RJ, Burch JM. The abdominal compartment syndrome is a morbid complication of postinjury damage control surgery. Am J Surg. 2001 Dec;182(6):542-6. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9610(01)00821-2.
Barker DE, Kaufman HJ, Smith LA, Ciraulo DL, Richart CL, Burns RP. Vacuum pack technique of temporary abdominal closure: a 7-year experience with 112 patients. J Trauma. 2000 Feb;48(2):201-6; discussion 206-7. doi: 10.1097/00005373-200002000-00001.
Bee TK, Croce MA, Magnotti LJ, Zarzaur BL, Maish GO 3rd, Minard G, Schroeppel TJ, Fabian TC. Temporary abdominal closure techniques: a prospective randomized trial comparing polyglactin 910 mesh and vacuum-assisted closure. J Trauma. 2008 Aug;65(2):337-42; discussion 342-4. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31817fa451.
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Hatch QM, Osterhout LM, Podbielski J, Kozar RA, Wade CE, Holcomb JB, Cotton BA. Impact of closure at the first take back: complication burden and potential overutilization of damage control laparotomy. J Trauma. 2011 Dec;71(6):1503-11. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31823cd78d.
Burlew CC, Moore EE, Biffl WL, Bensard DD, Johnson JL, Barnett CC. One hundred percent fascial approximation can be achieved in the postinjury open abdomen with a sequential closure protocol. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2012 Jan;72(1):235-41. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e318236b319.
Dubose JJ, Scalea TM, Holcomb JB, Shrestha B, Okoye O, Inaba K, Bee TK, Fabian TC, Whelan J, Ivatury RR; AAST Open Abdomen Study Group. Open abdominal management after damage-control laparotomy for trauma: a prospective observational American Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study. J Trauma Acute Care Surg. 2013 Jan;74(1):113-20; discussion 1120-2. doi: 10.1097/TA.0b013e31827891ce.
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Other Identifiers
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18-019
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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