An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery
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Official title
An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery: A Prospective, Randomized Trial
Brief summary
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The primary objective of this study is to evaluate sternal bone healing following a full median sternotomy versus standard of care for sternal closure with wire cerclage. Additional outcomes on post-operative pain and analgesic usage, patient function and quality of life, and complications will also be collected. A health economics study will also be conducted, in which cost and billing data will be collected from sites participating in this clinical study.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01783483
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 236 participants
Conditions and interventions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2012
- Primary completion
- May 31, 2015
- Completion
- Nov 30, 2016
- Last update posted
- Sep 7, 2017
2013 – 2016
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 12
- U.S. states
- 10
- U.S. cities
- 11
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Jacksonville | Jacksonville | Florida | 32224 | — |
| Florida Hospital | Orlando | Florida | 32803 | — |
| Emory University | Atlanta | Georgia | 30308 | — |
| Franciscan St. Francis Health | Indianapolis | Indiana | 46237 | — |
| University of Louisville | Louisville | Kentucky | 40202 | — |
| United Heart & Vascular Clinic, United Hospital, part of Allina Health | Saint Paul | Minnesota | 55102 | — |
| Saint Luke's Mid America Heart and Vascular Institute | Kansas City | Missouri | 64111 | — |
| Columbia University Medical Center | New York | New York | 10032 | — |
| Lenox Hill Hospital | New York | New York | 10065 | — |
| University of Toledo | Toledo | Ohio | 43614 | — |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19140 | — |
| Scott & White Memorial Hospital | Temple | Texas | 76508 | — |
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