The Use of Barbed Sutures in Total Hip Arthroplasty

Rothman Institute Orthopaedics

Status: Completed

Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Hip

Treatments: Device: STRATAFIX Symmetric PDS PLUS Knotless Tissue Control Devices; Device: Interrupted Knotted Sutures

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02609464

15P01

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of new barbed suture for closure of wound during total hip arthroplasty in reducing the risk for wound healing problems.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients receiving elective primary THA through the direct anterior approach, treated by the primary investigator (JP) at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital or Rothman Specialty Hospital.

Exclusion criteria

• Prior surgical incision or scar in close proximity of the proposed incision (<2 cm).
• Local skin conditions such as dermatitis, eczema, or psoriasis.
• Active or previous infection in the skin or the hip.
• Inflammatory arthritis; connective tissue or vascular disorders or diseases that would adversely affect wound healing including the use of oral or topical cortico-steroid use

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Inturrupted Knotte Sutures

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: Interrupted Knotted Sutures

Barbed Sutures

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: STRATAFIX Symmetric PDS PLUS Knotless Tissue Control Devices