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Femoral FracturesINOPEGNCT02672696

Interest of Navigation for the Treatment of Pertrochanteric Fractures With the Gamma 3 Nail

A study testing FluoroMap 3D in people with Femoral Fractures and Fracture Fixation, Internal, run by Hôpital du Valais at 1 site in Switzerland.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

Official record
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Trial summary

The aim of the study is to compare Tip-Apex Distance values in two groups of patients after intramedullary nailing of proximal femur. The first group of patients is operated with the help of a 3D reconstruction device connected to the standard fluoroscopy allowing the surgeon to visualize directly the exact position… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
What is being tested?
FluoroMap 3D
Type of treatment
Medical device
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteSwitzerland
Study dates
May 2015to May 2017
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients with a proximal femoral fracture eligible for intramedullary nailing with a Gamma 3 Nail

Who cannot join

  • None

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Switzerland1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hopital du Valais

    Sion, Valais, 1951

    Jules Chauveau, Resident, +41788961069, jules.chauveau@me.com

    Sylvain Steinmetz, Senior resident, +41 78 836 96 93, steinmetzsylvain@gmail.com

    Recruiting

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About this study

The aim of the study is to compare Tip-Apex Distance values in two groups of patients after intramedullary nailing of proximal femur. The first group of patients is operated with the help of a 3D reconstruction device connected to the standard fluoroscopy allowing the surgeon to visualize directly the exact position of the tip of the trans-cervical screw while the second group (which is the reference-group) is operated with the help of fluoroscopy alone.

Read the detailed description

The main orthopedic complication after fixation of a proximal femoral fracture with a cephalo-medullary nail is the cut-out of the cephalic screw from femoral head resulting in a protrusion of this screw in the coxo-femoral joint, mostly during the first 6 months after the operation. In most cases, the surgeon has to remove the primary implant and perform a total hip arthroplasty to his patient, therefore rising the morbidity and social costs linked to the treatment of the initial fracture.

Baumgartner showed the importance of the position of the cephalic screw for predicting failure of the implant and proposed a new measurement to evaluate this position, the tip-apex distance which is the sum of the distance from the tip of the cephalic screw to the apex of the femoral head on an anteroposterior radiograph and this distance on a lateral radiograph, after controlling for magnification. He showed a lower TAD was associated with a lower risk of cut-out.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the help of a 3D reconstruction software linked to the standard fluoroscopy in achieving the lowest TAD and therefore minimizing the cut-out rate.

Being tested
FluoroMap 3D
Keywords
Navigation, Gamma Nail
Medical subject headings
Femoral Fractures, Hip Fractures

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • FluoroMap 3DDevice

    Also called ADAPT System

    Use of the 3D reconstruction software developed by the manufacturer of the Gamma Nail (e.g. Stryker Inc.) along with the standard fluoroscopy

Study groups in NCT02672696
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
FluoroMap groupExperimentalAdult patients with a proximal femoral fracture eligible for intramedullary nailing with a Gamma 3 nail (Stryker Inc). In this group, the surgeon will use the FluoroMap 3D reconstruction system (Stryker Inc) with the standard fluoroscopy to help him place the cephalic screw in the femoral head.
Receives: Device: FluoroMap 3D
Test groupNo interventionAdult patients with a proximal femoral fracture eligible for intramedullary nailing with a Gamma 3 nail (Stryker Inc). In this group, the surgeon will use only the standard fluoroscopy to help him visualize the position of the cephalic screw in the femoral head.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Tip-Apex distance

    Change of the value of the tip-apex distance at each follow-up control (6 weeks, 3 and 6 months) compared to the post-op value

    Measured: 6 months

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Cut-out of the cephalic screw

    Visualization of a migration of the tip of the cervical screw outside the femoral head on one radiological incidence will be considered as a "cut-out" and reported in the final results

    Measured: 6 months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Feb 2016 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 2015
  3. Primary completionMay 2017 (estimated)
  4. Study completionMay 2017 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02672696
Sponsor's protocol ID
Fluoromap Gamma 3 nail
Acronym
INOPEG
Status last verified
Feb 2016
First submitted
21 Jan 2016
Last updated
9 Feb 2016
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing FluoroMap 3D in people with Femoral Fractures and Fracture Fixation, Internal, run by Hôpital du Valais at 1 site in Switzerland.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 9 Feb 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Switzerland. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Each site lists its own contact: choose the nearest one under Trial locations. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Tip-Apex distance (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 9 Feb 2016.

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