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Montage bone putty for Sternal Closure

Phase 2
Waitlist Available
Led By Paul WM Fedak, MD, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Calgary
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline to 12 months post-operative
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Study Summary

This trial says that using a bone putty to augment sternal closure in addition to the wires used traditionally can help improve postoperative recovery for cardiac surgery patients.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline to 12 months post-operative
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline to 12 months post-operative for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Radiographic Sternal Integrity
Recovery of Respiratory Function
Sternal Revision
Secondary outcome measures
Health Services resource usage
Post-operative Pain Assessment
Pulmonary Complications
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Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Montage bone puttyExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
Sternal closure with conventional wire cerclage plus Montage bone putty
Group II: Conventional Sternal ClosureActive Control1 Intervention
Conventional wire cerclage sternal closure only -- standard care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of CalgaryLead Sponsor
792 Previous Clinical Trials
869,089 Total Patients Enrolled
Abyrx, Inc.Industry Sponsor
1 Previous Clinical Trials
5 Total Patients Enrolled
Paul WM Fedak, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Calgary
1 Previous Clinical Trials
8 Total Patients Enrolled

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Montage-Enhanced Sternal Closure
Dr. Paul Fedak 2018. "Montage-Enhanced Sternal Closure". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03365843.
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