An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery



Status:Active, not recruiting
Conditions:Angina, Angina, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Cardiology
Therapuetic Areas:Cardiology / Vascular Diseases
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:4/21/2016
Start Date:January 2013
End Date:July 2016

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An Evaluation of Rigid Sternal Fixation in Supporting Bone Healing and Improving Postoperative Recovery: A Prospective, Randomized Trial

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.

Rigid sternal fixation with the BIOMET SternaLock Blu Sternal Closure System may result in
greater sternal stability that leads to superior sternal bone healing, less postoperative
pain and narcotic usage, and improved functional outcomes compared to wire cerclage. The
health economics analysis is an interesting component of this study, in which cost and
billing data will be collected from participating sites and analyzed in terms of
cost/effectiveness for patients and healthcare system.

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients undergoing a full standard midline sternotomy as a result of a cardiac
surgical procedure (i.e. coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and/or valve replacement
along with other cardiac surgical procedures)

- Patients admitted to the hospital the day of or the day before their scheduled
surgical procedure

- Patients ≥ 18 years of age

- Patients with a BMI < 40

Exclusion Criteria:

Pre-operative

- Patients with endstage renal failure who are on dialysis

- Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (FEV1 < 50% or
patients on on-home oxygen)

- Patients on prescribed pre-operative narcotics

- Patients taking chronic steroids, biologics acting as immunosuppressants (e.g. Enbrel
(etanercept), Humira (adalimumab), Remicade (infliximab), or chemotherapeutics (iv or
oral chemotherapeutics for cancer). Patients using a steroid inhaler for asthma
should not be excluded.

- Patients with an active infection as defined by a positive culture

- Patients with foreign body sensitivity

- Patients with mental or neurologic conditions who are unwilling or incapable of
following postoperative care instructions

- Patients defined within the New York Heart Association (NYHA) or Canadian
Cardiovascular Society (CCS) functional Class IV for congestive heart failure: i.e.,
patients with cardiac disease resulting in inability to carry on any physical
activity without discomfort (CCS ; NYHA)

- Patients presenting emergent/salvage cardiac acuity as defined per the Society of
Thoracic Surgeons (STS) guidelines: i.e., patients undergoing cardiopulmonary
resuscitation en route to the operating room or prior to induction of anesthesia
(STS)

- Patients unwilling or unable to return for follow-up

Operative

- Patients requiring delayed sternotomy closure

- Patients with an off-midline sternotomy reducing the bony margin between a SternaLock
screw body and an osteotomy to within 2mm or less

- Patients presenting intra-operative conditions that in the opinion of the treating
surgeon would require or preclude the use of either wire cerclage or rigid fixation,
or who are not able to be plated or wired per the protocol (e.g. patients who in the
opinion of the surgeon have insufficient quantity of quality of sternal bone; redo
sternotomy with excessive fibrous tissue)

- Use of non resorbable (beeswax) bonewax

- Intraoperative death prior to device placement
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Indianapolis, Indiana 46237
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New York City, New York 10032
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601 E Rollins St
Orlando, Florida 32803
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