- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT03815370
A Non-Traumatic Binder for Temporary Abdominal Wall Closure (ABRO)
A Non-Traumatic Binder for Temporary Abdominal Wall Closure (ABRO) Multicentre Trial
At the end of most abdominal operations, the fascial layer is closed by stitching edges of the wound together. However, because of logistic and/or technical reasons or the patient's critical condition, the surgeon is forced to leave the abdomen open.
The current approach for temporary coverage of abdomen is vacuum assisted techniques (VAT). This technique requires the use of vacuum-assisted drainage to remove blood or watery fluid from a wound or operative site. Although this is the most successful and commonly used procedure, there are some limitations to this method. For example, VAT have little effect on preventing lateral movement of the wound edges. Therefore, VAT it is not the ideal procedure in aiding surgeons to closed the abdomen.
The purpose of this study is to compare usual care (vacuum or non-vacuum methods for temporary coverage of the OA) versus usual care plus a novel new abdominal binder device called ABRO™ that may aid in the closure of patients who undergo open abdomen closure procedures.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
At the end of most abdominal operations the fascial layer is closed primarily. However, because of logistic, physiological and or anatomical reasons, the surgeon needs to leave the abdomen open. In those circumstances, attempts to close the abdomen could potentially lead to unnecessary damage to the abdominal wall fascia, intra-abdominal hypertension, abdominal compartment syndrome and abdominal wall dehiscence post-operatively.
The use of the "open abdomen" (OA) in the post-operative period is not uncommon. Currently, three important trends provide grounds for increased use of this surgical strategy:
- Lifesaving surgical procedures in severely injured trauma patients.
- Surgical procedures performed in patients with non-traumatic surgical emergencies
- Abdominal catastrophes in elderly patients with pre-existing medical conditions. The OA is not a new strategy in the surgeon's armamentarium. A recent publication retrieved more than 1300 articles over the last 25 years relative to the management of the OA, published in the English language.5 However, the precise incidence of the OA is unknown. Nonetheless, hospitals around the world, particularly those that receive trauma victims, have an OA rate of 1-5% among their most critically ill surgical patients.
This lifesaving surgical strategy does not come without a price. The mortality rate of an OA is approximately 30%. There is also a wide range of complications linked to this procedure. The OA exposes large surface area of the body to the environment increasing fluid losses. Maintenance of adequate fluid and nutritional status of the patient are challenging in this setting.
Furthermore, the exposed abdominal cavity also poses greater risk for local contamination from external sources that could ultimately result in sepsis. Impaired abdominal wall function interferes with ventilatory mechanics. Consequently, patients with OA are prone to respiratory complications. However, the most dreaded complication of an OA is the formation of an enteroatmospheric fistula (EF). The incidence of EF is approximately 11-15%, and increases with time. Patients who have an OA for more than 8 days have an incidence of ECF as high as 25%, caused mainly by damage to the exposed bowel. Management this complication is extremely challenging, very costly, and carries a mortality rate of 36-64%.
In consideration of the foregoing considerations, early closure of the OA is undoubtedly the most effective way to prevent complications linked to this lifesaving surgical strategy. One of the most important barriers to early closure of the OA is lateral retraction of the fascial wound edges. Retraction presents as early as three days post-operatively, involves all layers of the abdominal wall and ultimately results in loss of domain. Moreover, generalized edema, atrophy and contraction of the abdominal muscles also contribute to a progressively larger defect in the fascia.Another important problem is "buckling" of the rectus abdominal muscles resulting in a "diamond" shape defect in the fascial that is very difficult to close.
Management of the OA prior to definitive closure call for temporary closure techniques. The three main objectives of temporary closure techniques are to prevent injury to the bowel, manage fluid loss from the abdominal cavity, and ultimately to facilitate primary closure. Early closure is dependent on technical factors and patients' underlying clinical condition. Despite all efforts to facilitate primary fascial closure, this condition is successfully achieved only in approximately 60% of the cases.
Currently, vacuum assisted techniques (VAT) are the most frequent, and arguably the most efficacious method for temporary coverage of the OA. Furthermore, VAT are particularly useful in the management of edema fluid, gastrointestinal and peritoneal secretions. Despite these important benefits, VAT provide minimal support to prevent lateral retraction of the abdominal wall fascial edges. Indeed, vacuum closure devices are not able to brace the abdominal wall and prevent lateralization of the rectus muscles even with maximum negative pressure. Moreover, excessive negative pressure applied to the abdominal cavity could potentially provoke severe injury to the intra-abdominal organs and interfere with physiologic functions.
Devices applied surgically to the abdominal wall are more effective in preventing lateral retraction of the fascial edges. However, these devices are stitched through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle, and fascial layers. These stitches frequently cut through the aforementioned tissues because of the high pressure at the suture sites produced by counteracting forces. The resulting wounds encompass all layers of the abdominal wall including the fascia. Another important drawback of devices that require a surgical procedure for application is the need for frequent trips to operating room for assessment and potential adjustments. Furthermore, technical limitations inherit to surgically applied temporary closure devices result in undesirable delay for the initial placement. A recent report showed that the mean time from the primary operation to placement of the temporary closure device was 9.5 days.16 This is dangerously close to the critical period of EF formation and loss of abdominal domain.
Interim analysis of the data obtained from the initial randomized clinical trial to investigate the original prototype of the non-traumatic binder for abdominal wall closure (ABROTM) described in this protocol showed promising results (n=20 patients). The utilization of the original prototype of the ABROTM device resulted in 80% primary fascial closure rate compared to only 50% when VAT alone was employed. All patients (n=10) subjected to the application of the original prototype of the ABROTM device had their abdomen closed by primary fascial suture, without component separation or mesh. The ABROTM prototype resulted in greater than 65% reduction in the maximum width and the area of the fascial defects at 4 ± 1 days post-operative, whereas VAT alone resulted in a 5% increase. Moreover, interim analysis of the data showed that there were no complications from the use of the prototype of the ABROTM device. Therefore, it is anticipated that the use of the new ABROTM device in the proposed multicentre randomized controlled trial may have several advantages compared to preexisting methods for closure of the OA
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Joao Rezende, MD
- Phone Number: 416-864-5284
- Email: Rezendenetoj@smh.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Sandy Trpcic
- Phone Number: 7131 416-864-6060
- Email: trpcics@smh.ca
Study Locations
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British Columbia
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New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada, V3L3W7
- Not yet recruiting
- Royal Columbian Hospital
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Contact:
- Vesna Ivkov
- Email: vesna.ivkov@fraserhealth.ca
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Principal Investigator:
- Michelle Goecke, MD, MSc
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V5Z1M9
- Not yet recruiting
- Vancouver General Hospital
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Contact:
- Vahid Mehrnoush
- Email: vahid.mehrnoush@vch.ca
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Principal Investigator:
- Emilie Joos, MDCM
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Principal Investigator:
- Naisan Garraway, CD, MD
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Nova Scotia
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3H3G1
- Not yet recruiting
- QEII Health Sciences Center
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Contact:
- Lisa Julien
- Email: lisa.julien@nshealth.ca
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Principal Investigator:
- Samuel Minor, MD
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Ontario
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8
- Recruiting
- St. Michael's Hospital
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Contact:
- Sandy Trpcic
- Phone Number: 7131 416-864-6060
- Email: trpcics@smh.ca
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Principal Investigator:
- Joao Rezende-Neto, MD, PhD
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Mechanically ventilated patients, managed with the OA strategy.
- 16 years of age or older
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients who are pregnant
- Loss of any portion of the abdominal wall that could preclude primary closure
- Burn patients
- BMI greater than 40 kg/m2
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: NONE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: Usual Care
The current approach for temporary coverage of abdomen is called "vacuum assisted techniques (VAT)".
This technique requires the use of vacuum-assisted drainage to remove blood or watery fluid from a wound or operative site.
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The current approach for temporary coverage of abdomen is called "vacuum assisted techniques (VAT)".
This technique requires the use of vacuum-assisted drainage to remove blood or watery fluid from a wound or operative site.
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EXPERIMENTAL: Device: ABRO™Binder Arm
Intervention is the usual care (listed above) plus a novel new abdominal binder device called ABRO™
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ABRO™ is an abdominal device designed to be positioned superficially on the abdominal skin of patients managed with the Open Abdomen strategy.
The device is comprised of two rigid plates to stabilize the abdominal muscles thus preventing buckling of these.
Another element of this novel device is the circumferential dynamic retainer (CDR).
This one is passed behind the patient's back to provide more stability to the muscles in the abdomen keeping them in position to prevent lateral movement of them.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Total number of patients who experience complete abdominal closure with sutures without the use of mesh and/or component separation.
Time Frame: Outcome measures will record when closure of the abdomen takes place up to 11 days after randomization.
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The primary outcome will measure the total number of patients who experience complete abdominal closure with sutures without the use of mesh and/or component separation.
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Outcome measures will record when closure of the abdomen takes place up to 11 days after randomization.
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Joao Rezende-Neto, MD, Unity Health Toronto
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (ACTUAL)
Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ACTUAL)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Digestive System Diseases
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Vascular Diseases
- Infections
- Peritoneal Diseases
- Wounds and Injuries
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Muscular Diseases
- Suppuration
- Aneurysm
- Aortic Diseases
- Aortic Aneurysm
- Abscess
- Intraabdominal Infections
- Peritonitis
- Abdominal Abscess
- Compartment Syndromes
- Intra-Abdominal Hypertension
- Aortic Aneurysm, Abdominal
- Abdominal Injuries
Other Study ID Numbers
- 17-249
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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