Controlled Study in Cranioplasty Reconstruction

Multicenter Prospective Controlled Study in Cranioplasty Reconstruction

Multicenter, prospective, comparative, observational study with regular follow-up visits.

The project's aim is long-term follow-up of patients affected by large and complex craniolacuniae treated, in standard clinical practice, with CustomBone Service™ Cranial (porous bio-mimetic hydroxyapatite custom-made medical device for cranioplasty), autologous bone or polymethilmethacrylate customized prosthesis and to compare the clinical outcome and safety among the three treatments.

Elegibility to each treatment will respect the standard clinical practice. Each investigator will respect his own hospital criteria for cranial reconstruction.

Each centre's agreement to participate the study is totally voluntary.

The study sample size has not been defined on statistical criteria: the study population was set at 100 consecutive patients treated with cranioplasty reconstruction with one of the three foreseen group.

Each investigator will not be allowed to enrol more then 20 patients to avoid an enrolment imbalance between centres involved.

Primary study end-points are: evaluation of adverse event incidence after surgical treatment.

Secondary end-points are: quality of life improvement, evaluation of bone continuity restoration evaluated by CT scan analysis, neurological improvement.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Cranioplasty; Cerebral Decompression Injury
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: CustomBone Service

Detailed Description

Cranioplasty surgery is necessary everytime a craniolacuniae has to be reconstructed to ensure protection to the central nervous system. Cranioplasty surgery is classified into first line surgery, due to traumatic events or degenerative pathologies, and second line treatment, when due to first treatment failure, for example because of autologous bone reabsorption/infection or other material reject.

Clinical evaluation scores Specific and validated clinical scores will be employed for End-points evaluation.

CT scan will required in the pre-operation visit and in the post-operation time during the follow up visits to evaluate the bone-implant osteointegration process and osteointegration will be evaluated applying a specific score.

Data have been recorded in a e-CRF with limited access, protected by personal password.

Data will always be collected in an anonymous way, subjects identity will always be undisclosed.

Each patient will be asked to give informed consent to partecipate the study.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 91

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 14 years to 75 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

consecutive patients,in different italian centres, requiring cranioplasty

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Patients which need cranial reconstruction,
2. Cranioplasty reconstruction by autologous bone, hidroxyapatite or polymethylmethacrylate,
3. Patients of both sex in age range between 14 and 75 years old,
4. Craniolacuniae size > 25 cm2 ,
5. Patients affected by complex pathologies or fracture or infection of a previous implant.
6. Elegibility to CustomBone Service™ Cranial treatment will respect the product leaflet instructions.
7. Each investigator will respect his own medical centre internal inclusion criteria to cranial reconstruction.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients affected by important emocoagulation pathologies,
2. Patients affected by mellitus diabetes,
3. Patients affected by autoimmune pathology,
4. Patients unable to intend,
5. Patients affected by immunodepression.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

3

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Hydroxyapatite Cranioplasty; patient underwent to cranioplasty reconstruction with customized hydroxyapatite prosthesis	Device: CustomBone Service; customized hydroxyapatite cranial prosthesis; Other Names: polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty; autologous bone opercula
polymethylmethacrylate; patient underwent to cranioplasty reconstruction with polymethylmethacrylate prosthesis	Device: CustomBone Service; customized hydroxyapatite cranial prosthesis; Other Names: polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty; autologous bone opercula
autologous bone; patients underwent to cranioplasty reconstruction by autologous bone repositioning	Device: CustomBone Service; customized hydroxyapatite cranial prosthesis; Other Names: polymethylmethacrylate cranioplasty; autologous bone opercula

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Safety	incidence of adverse event (infection, reabsorption, mobilization, fractures, dislocation) after surgical treatment	360 day after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Efficacy	Quality of life improvement evaluation: Disability Rating Scale(DRS); Neurological recovery evaluation: Neurological Objective Exam (EON), Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS), Glasgow Outcome Scale (GCS), motor deficit evaluation scale; Mechanical, biological and aesthetic outcome; CT scan evaluation;	90, 180, 360, 720 days after the surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
• Collaborators: Fin-Ceramica Faenza Spa
• Investigators: Study Director: Franco Servadei, Prof. MD, Maggiore Hospital Parma

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: January 1, 2007
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2007
• Study Completion (Actual): September 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 5, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 12, 2012
• First Posted (Estimate): July 16, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): August 19, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 18, 2015
• Last Verified: August 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Hydroxyapatite; Cranioplasty prosthesis; PolyMethylMethacrylate; Autologous Bone
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Physiological Effects of Drugs; Vasodilator Agents; Protective Agents; Antimutagenic Agents; Polymethyl Methacrylate
• Other Study ID Numbers: NEU02