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Flail Chest - Rib Fixation Study

NCT01147471 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 24

Last updated 2015-08-06

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether operative fixation of unilateral flail chest provides greater benefit than non-operative treatment.

Conditions

  • Flail Chest

Interventions

DEVICE

operative rib fixation

Randomized subjects will be operated upon within 72 hours of ventilation (early fixation)to stabilize the stove-in segment using a rib fixation system.

PROCEDURE

operative rib fixation surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Synthes Inc.

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • Virginia Commonwealth University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ajai K Malhotra, MD · Virginia Commonwealth University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-09-30
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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