Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01647178
TORQ Clinical Study
The Influence of the TORQ Sternal Closure Assistance Device on Post-Operative Pain, Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life Compared to Traditional Manual Wire Closure: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 92 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Kardium Inc. · Industry
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The proposed trial is to evaluate the use of the TORQ closure assistance device and how it affects pain in the sternum, breathing and quality of life compared to traditional use of needle drivers or similar to close sternal wires.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | TORQ assisted sternal closure | |
| PROCEDURE | Conventional closure |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2012-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-10-01
- Completion
- 2013-10-01
- First posted
- 2012-07-23
- Last updated
- 2015-09-01
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01647178. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.