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New sealant tested to keep brain surgery patients Leak-Free

NCT ID NCT06406790

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a new sealant called CraniSeal is as safe and effective as the current standard, DuraSeal, at preventing cerebrospinal fluid leaks after elective brain surgery. About 224 adults undergoing cranial surgery will be randomly assigned to receive one of the two sealants. The main goal is to see if CraniSeal is no worse than DuraSeal at preventing leaks, while also monitoring for infections and other side effects.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
CraniSeal (a PEG dural sealant device)
What this could lead to
If CraniSeal works as well as DuraSeal, it could offer surgeons another reliable option to prevent spinal fluid leaks after brain surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a phase 4 study comparing two already-approved devices, so no major breakthrough is expected. The main risk is that CraniSeal might not be as effective at preventing leaks.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 224 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2024

Expected to finish

Feb 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

General Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patient is ≥ 18 years of age 2. Patient is scheduled for an elective infratentorial or supratentorial cranial procedure under general anesthesia that entails a dural incision 3. Patient requires a procedure involving surgical wound classification Class I/Clean 4. Patient signs a written Informed Consent form to participate in the study, prior to any study mandated determinations or procedures. 5. Patients who are able to comply with study requirements. General Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patient requires a procedure involving translabyrinthine, transsphenoidal, transoral and/ or any procedure that penetrates the air sinus or mastoid air cells; superficial penetration of air cells are not excluded 2. Patient has had a prior intracranial neurosurgical procedure in the same anatomical location 3. Patient with diagnosis of severely altered renal (creatinine levels \> 2.0 mg/dL) or hepatic (total bilirubin \> 2.5 mg/dL) function 4. Patient diagnosed with a compromised immune system or autoimmune disease (WBC count less than 4000/uL or greater than 20,000/uL) 5. Patients undergoing cranial procedures involving petrous bone drilling 6. Patients with traumatic injuries to the head or dural disease in planned dural closure area 7. Patients who are pregnant or lactating 8. Patient with an active infection 9. Patient is undergoing cranial procedures involving non-autologous duraplasty material that are not collagen based 10. Patients requiring re-opening of planned surgical area within 90 days after surgery. 11. Patient with a known allergy to FD\&C Blue #1 dye 12. Patient is not able to tolerate multiple Valsalva maneuvers, or transient elevation of CSF pressure during Valsalva maneuvers is not possible (e.g. the presence of a temporary or permanent CSF shunt 13. Presence of hydrocephalus 14. Patient with a diagnosis of uncontrolled diabetes (e.g., persistent HbA1c elevation of \>9% despite standard diabetes care), 15. Patient has a documented, uncorrectable clinically significant coagulopathy (e.g., PTT\>37 seconds or INR \>1.5 units) 16. Patient is not likely to comply with the follow-up evaluation schedule. 17. Contraindications to both an MRI and CT scan. 18. Patients participating in any investigational device study within 30 days or currently receiving an investigational drug/biologic therapy. (Observational studies on FDA approved products are not applicable) 19. Patients diagnosed with Meningiomatosis (multiple meningiomas)

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Conditions

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How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Augusta University

    RECRUITING

    Augusta, Georgia, 30912, United States

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Jacobs Institute

    RECRUITING

    Buffalo, New York, 14203, United States

  • Keck Medical Center at USC

    COMPLETED

    Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States

  • Mayo Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Prisma Health

    RECRUITING

    Greenville, South Carolina, 29605, United States

  • Tampa General Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States