Prospective Validation Study of the CD8+TEMRA Cells As a Prognostic Biomarker of Healing Outcome After Fracture

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Conditions studied: Fracture Non Union, Fracture Healing, Long Bone Delayed-Union Fracture, Humerus Shaft Fracture, Forearm Fracture, Femoral Neck Fractures, Femur Distal Fracture, Pertrochanteric Fracture of Femur, Femoral Shaft Fracture, Proximal Tibia Fracture, Tibial Shaft Fracture, Distal Tibia Fracture

In brief

In approx. 10-15% of all fracture patients, there is a prolonged healing time or even a complete absence of fracture healing (non-union). As a result, these patients require further surgical interventions, combined with renewed or prolonged hospitalisation/rehabilitation and incapacity to work. To summarise, this therefore represents a serious socio-economic problem. At present, there is no prognostic method for the early prediction of patients at risk of a disturbed healing process. However, if these patients are successfully stratified, there are already a variety of therapeutic strategies available to additionally stimulate fracture healing. Therefore, the aim is to conduct a prospective clinical study to validate CD8+ TEMRA cells as a prognostic marker of impaired fracture healing. The investigators assume that preoperative CD8+ TEMRA cell expression represents a prognostic biomarker with high diagnostic precision for differentiating between a) normal healing patients, b) delayed healing patients and c) pseudarthrosis patients. Furthermore, the sensitivity and specificity should be high enough, health-economically significant and realisable in clinical routine.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT06658379
Run by
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
People needed
640
Starts
2016-12-01
Expected to finish
2025-06-01
Last updated by the study team
2024-10-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 80. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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