Status:

COMPLETED

Incisional Vacuum Assisted Closure (IVAC) Device and Its Effect on Implanted Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP-2)

Lead Sponsor:

University of Missouri-Columbia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Medtronic

Conditions:

Fractures, Closed

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

People who have been scheduled for surgery using Bone Morphogenic Protein (called BMP-2) and an incisional vacuum assisted closure device (called IVAC) will be asked to join this study. The purpose o...

Detailed Description

It is hypothesized that the negative pressure associated with an IVAC is not sufficient to remove BMP-2 from a surgical wound. BMP-2 is commonly used in open tibia fractures at the time of definitive...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject is 18 years or older
  • Subject has tibia fracture requiring treatment with BMP-2
  • Subject to have an Incisional Vacuum Closure (IVAC) Device, placed on the skin directly over the BMP-2 implantation site
  • Subject/guardian able to provide informed consent

Exclusion

  • Subject is less than 18 years old
  • Subject has a wound at fracture/surgical site that cannot be closed
  • Subject/guardian unable to provide informed consent

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00829621

Start Date

December 1 2008

End Date

December 1 2013

Last Update

November 7 2016

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University of Missouri

Columbia, Missouri, United States, 65212