rhBMP-2 vs Autologous Bone Grafting for the Treatment of Non-union of the Docking Site in Tibial Bone Transport

May 26, 2015 updated by: Dr Jan Vanderstappen, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

When there is a bone defect, bone transport is used to bridge the defect. Frequently, the bone in the docking site (where the transported bone comes together) doesn't heal.

The objective is to study the effectivity of rhBmp-2 (inductos) to stimulate bone healing, in order to find new techniques to treat non-union of long bones.

The method of the study is a randomized controlled trial, to compare rhBMP-2 and autologous bone grafting in stimulating bone healing in the docking site.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients treated with bone transport (Ilizarov technique) and have non-union of the docking site, which is characterized by absence of bridging callus after two months of compression in the docking site.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Allergy for inductos
  • active growth,
  • malignancy
  • infection
  • PAD
  • pathological fracture

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: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Autologous bone grafting
autologous bone of the iliac crest
Device: rhBMP-2
Experimental: rhBMP-2
Inductos, recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein
Device: rhBMP-2

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Bone healing in the docking site
Time Frame: up to 4 months
up to 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Infection
Time Frame: up to one year
up to one year
Edema
Time Frame: up to one year
up to one year
cancer
Time Frame: up to one year
up to one year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

July 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

January 1, 2016

Study Completion (Anticipated)

April 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

December 12, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 19, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

December 25, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 2012-005664-10

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