Hydrogel Coating to Reduce Post-surgical Infection After Joint Arthroplasty

NCT ID: NCT05679232

Last Updated: 2025-05-11

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 56 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-12-06
• Study Completion Date: 2027-12-06

Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized, controlled, monocentric, single-blind, 2-arm, feasibility clinical investigation is to evaluate the safety of MectaShield hydrogel coating and to capture its preliminary clinical performance in the prevention of early peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) in patients undergoing cementless revision hip arthroplasty.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• demonstrate that the hydrogel coating MectaShield does not interfere with primary stability;
• evaluate clinical and functional outcomes, the rate of PJI and possible adverse events.

Participants will undergo cementless revision hip arthroplasty; during surgery MectaShield hydrogel coating is applied on orthopaedic implants' surfaces (femoral stem and, if revised, acetabular cup) as a protective barrier for the prevention of bacterial adhesion. Surgery and follow-up are completed as per local standard practice. Stability will be assessed radiologically, while functional outcomes and PJI will be monitored by HOOS-PS, ASESPIS scores and according to the consensus document presented by European Society of Radiology (ESRa), the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM), the European Bone and Joint Infection Society (EBJIS), and the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID). Researchers will compare the results of the treatment group with those from a control group receiving cementless revision hip arthroplasty without the application of MectaShiled hydrogel coating.

Detailed Description

Peri-prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is among the first three reasons for joint replacement failure. PJI is a serious condition that may lead to repeated surgical interventions, prolonged hospitalization, high costs, and significant morbidity, although low mortality. To address this concern, antibacterial coating of implants has been proposed, as the adherence of the microorganisms to the implant, forming a biofilm, plays a strategic role in the pathogenesis of PJI. MectaShield (Medacta International SA) is a novel resorbable hydrogel coating intended to be spread on orthopaedic implants' surfaces as a protective barrier for the prevention of PJI. The study aims to evaluate the safety of MectaShield and to capture its preliminary clinical performance in the prevention of early PJI in patients undergoing cementless revision hip arthroplasty.

Patients suitable to receive MectaShield for cementless revision hip arthroplasty will be invited to take part to the study during the preoperative visit. Follow-up is performed after 3 and 12 months. Data collection includes clinical and functional data for preoperative and postoperative assessments, as well as intraoperative details, adverse events and device deficiencies. Patients will be randomized 1:1 in 2 groups:

• Control (no MectaShield)
• MectaShield hydrogel coating (+ antibiotic)

The primary objective is to demonstrate that MectaShield hydrogel coating does not interfere with early primary stability at 3 months of follow-up

Secondary objectives are:

1. To demonstrate that MectaShield does not interfere with primary stability at 12 months of follow-up

2. To evaluate clinical and functional outcomes at 3 and 12 months of follow-up

3. To evaluate the rate of PJI at 3 and 12 months of follow-up

4. To evaluate the occurrence of adverse events and device deficiencies

Conditions

Arthritis; Traumatic Arthritis; Avascular Necrosis

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Hydrogel coating

cementless revision hip arthroplasty with hydrogel coating applied on orthopaedic implants' surfaces

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Hydrogel coating

Intervention Type: DEVICE

hydrogel coating applied to implant's surfaces during cementless hip revision arthroplasty

Control

cementless revision hip arthroplasty

Group Type: SHAM_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

standard cementless hip revision arthroplasty

Interventions

Hydrogel coating

hydrogel coating applied to implant's surfaces during cementless hip revision arthroplasty

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Control

standard cementless hip revision arthroplasty

Intervention Type: PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Informed Consent signed by the subject
• Males and females aged over 18 years at time of surgery
• Subjects who are scheduled to receive a conical collarless cementless revision hip arthroplasty, with or without revision of the acetabular cup
• Subjects willing to comply with the pre- and post-operative evaluation schedule

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects with one or more medical conditions identified as a contraindication defined by the labelling on any implants used in this study
• Subjects with immune suppressive treatment for organ transplantation, or known allergy to MectaShield hydrogel constituents (Chitlac, Mannitol, Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose, Sodium phosphate dibasic)
• Subjects presenting with progressive local or systemic infection at the time of surgery
• Subjects whose prospects for a recovery to independent mobility would be compromised by known coexistent, medical problems
• Subjects affected by concomitant spine, hip, ankle or contralateral knee pathologies that can affect walking capacity
• Subjects unable to understand and take action
• Subjects undergoing cementless revision hip arthroplasty in emergency interventions

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Medacta International SA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Martin Dominkus, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Orthopädisches Spital Speising GmbH

Locations

Orthopädisches Spital Speising GmbH

Vienna, , Austria

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Austria

Central Contacts

Marco Viganó, PhD

Role: CONTACT

m.vigano@medacta.ch

Pho: +41 91 696 60 60

Facility Contacts

Martin Dominkus, Prof. Dr.

Role: primary

martin.dominkus@oss.at

+43 1 80182 1182

Other Identifiers

P01.025.01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id