NCT07097272Active, not recruiting
Sternal Closure in High-BMI Patients: Cable vs Wire
Sternal Closure Techniques in High-BMI Patients Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery: A Retrospective Observational Comparison of Cable and Wire Systems
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Jul 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This retrospective study compares two sternal closure techniques-standard stainless-steel wires and rigid cable systems-in adult patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 who underwent open-heart surgery between January 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024. The study aims to evaluate the incidence of sternal instability, wound infections, reoperation, and length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospital. Findings may help inform surgical decision-making for high-BMI patients.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 110 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 25 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 1 Jun 2025
- Primary completion date
- 1 Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Samsun University
- Diseases
- Obesity
- NCT number
- NCT07097272
What you commit to
- Study type: Observational
- Planned participants: 110
- From 1 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, 1 Jun 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Mediastinitis prior to index discharge
Other illness
- End-stage renal disease or chronic hemodialysis
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (FEV₁ \<80% and FEV₁/FVC \<70%)
Age
- Age ≥80 years
Other
- Redo sternotomy
- Early postoperative re-exploration (within 7 days)
- Diabetic patients with bilateral internal mammary artery (IMA) harvest
- Diagnosed osteoporosis
Who the study is looking for
- Age ≥18 years
- Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m²
- Underwent primary open-heart surgery via median sternotomy
- Sternal closure performed with either standard stainless-steel wire or multifilament sternal cable system
- Complete and accessible perioperative clinical records
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Samsun University Faculty of medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Samsun | Turkey (Türkiye) | Unknown status |
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