Analysis of Standard Versus Barbed Sutures in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty.
Completed
Conditions studied: Arthropathy of Knee
In brief
The purpose of this prospective study is determine if barbed sutures are more efficient, have comparable complication rates, clinical outcomes, and cosmesis outcomes versus traditional knotted sutures when used in the closure of primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Barbed suture has been associated with improved closure efficiency and safety in TKA in prior studies. The investigators performed a multicenter randomized controlled trial to determine the efficiency and safety of this technology in TKA. The investigators prospectively randomized 411 patients undergoing primary TKA to either barbed running (n=191) or knotted interrupted suture closure (n=203). Closure time was measured intraoperatively. Cost analysis was based on suture and operating room time costs.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01320371
- Run by
- University of Utah
- People needed
- 363
- Starts
- 2011-01-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-01-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-02-04
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients greater than 18 years of age
- Undergoing primary total knee arthroplasty
- English speaking
You may not qualify if…
- Patients less than 18 years of age
- Prior open knee surgery in close proximity (<2cm) to the proposed incision for the primary total knee arthroplasty (prior arthroscopic surgery does not exclude a patient from the study)
- Wound or Scar in close proximity (<2cm) to the proposed incision for the primary total knee arthroplasty
Where it is running
- Duke University Health System — Durham, North Carolina, United States
- Joint Implant Surgeons Inc, — New Albany, Ohio, United States
- Scott and White HealthCare — Temple, Texas, United States
- University of Utah Orthopedics Center — Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
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