Status:

COMPLETED

Treatment of Atrophic Nonunion by Preosteoblast Cells

Lead Sponsor:

Jean-Philippe Hauzeur

Conditions:

Pseudarthrosis

Fractures, Ununited

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

Treatment of nonunion, delayed union and malunion fractures of long bones remains problematic. The definition of nonunion is a failure of the fracture to heal in six months in a patient in whom progre...

Detailed Description

We will recruit 30 patients having a atrophic nonunion fracture of long bone present for minimum 6 months.50 ml of bone marrow harvest will be performed under local anaesthesia 3 weeks before the impl...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Fracture of a long bone having insufficient healing after minimum 6 months.
  • Be able and willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • Evidence of malignant disorder in the past five year.
  • Patient who is positive for an HIV, hepatitis B or C infection.
  • Insufficient reduction of the fracture with displaced fragments.
  • Evidence of local sepsis by biological parameters and/or positive isotopic scan using leucocytes labelled by Indium.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2008

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

30 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00916981

Start Date

November 1 2008

End Date

June 1 2009

Last Update

February 23 2012

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CHU Sart Tilman

Liège, Liège, Belgium, 4000