A Comparative Study of Incision Closure Methods for Total Knee Replacement

August 21, 2012 updated by: Foundation for Southwest Orthopedic Research

A Comparative Study of Incision Closure Methods for Total Knee Arthroplasty

The aim of the study is to compare incision closure techniques for total knee replacement using a combination of state-of-the-art sutures with tissue adhesives or staples in an effort to identify the best approach with respect to time efficiency, cost, durability, dehiscence, microbial resistance and cosmesis.

The hypothesis is that the combined suture/adhesive approach (sutures for capsule and subcutaneous layers, and tissue adhesive for the final cutaneous layer) or suture/staple approach will be significantly faster and of comparable durability as the conventional exclusive suture approach (sutures used for the capsule, subcutaneous, and cutaneous layers). This is a prospective, randomized, controlled, single site, unblinded (open label) study.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

75

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Texas
      • Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
        • Foundation for Southwest Orthopedic Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria included 18 years or older
  • TKA scheduled without a bilateral planned within one week of the initial surgery
  • Willingness to attend prescribed physical therapy 3 times per week.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Exclusion criteria included medical conditions or personal circumstances that would prevent participation and completion of physical therapy and follow-up visits
  • Current participation in another clinical trial
  • Preoperative systemic infections
  • Uncontrolled diabetes, or diseases or conditions known to effect the wound healing process
  • Known hypersensitivity to cyanoacrylate
  • Formaldehyde, or the dye D&C Violet #2
  • Prior knee hardware fixation devices
  • Prior knee incisions greater than 9cm, and arthrofibrosis as evidence by limited ROM less than 80°.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Histoacryl Tissue Adhesive
Histoacryl Blue (HAB) Tissue Adhesive (n-butyl-2 cyanoacrylate; B. Braun Corp., Melsungen, Germany). Histocryl is a FDA-approved sterile liquid skin adhesive that has been utilized as a substitute for sutures for wound closure for approximately 40 years.
Device: Histoacryl Tissue Adhesive
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Dermabond
Dermabond High Viscosity Tissue Adhesive (2-ocytl cyanoacrylate; Ethicon, Somerville, NJ). Dermabond is also a FDA-approved liquid bonding agent that has been utilized for wound closure for approximately 10 years and proven as effective as sutures.
Device: Dermabond
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Staples
Visistat 35W Stapler (Teleflex Corp, Limerick, PA). The FDA-approved Weck staple system with stainless steel staples has been proven over years of use and remains the standard accepted closure approach due to speed of insertion as well as removal.
Device: Staples
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Running Subcuticular with Monocryl
Monocryl 4-0 Suture (Ethicon, Somerville, NJ). Monocryl is an FDA-approved absorbable, synthetic, suture indicated for soft tissue approximation.
Device: Monocryl 4-0

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Primary Outcome Measure
Time Frame: 1/2009-10/2009
The primary endpoint is the mean procedure time improvement for TKA incision closure using a combined suture/adhesive or suture/staple approach versus suture closure alone.
1/2009-10/2009

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Mean postop hospital stay
Time Frame: 1/2009-10/2009
Change in mean postop hospital stay between study and control cohorts
1/2009-10/2009

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Foundation for Southwest Orthopedic Research

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2009

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

August 1, 2009

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

October 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 16, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 16, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

March 17, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

August 22, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 21, 2012

Last Verified

August 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB1108-0328

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