New bone graft could improve foot and ankle surgery outcomes
NCT ID NCT06662266
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing a new bone graft material called Induce XT in 60 people undergoing foot or ankle fusion surgery. The graft is made from processed human bone and is meant to help the bones heal together. Participants will be followed for 12 months with X-rays, CT scans, and questionnaires to see how well the bone fuses and how their recovery goes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Induce XT (a mixture of processed human cortical and cancellous bone particles)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, Induce XT could provide a safer, more effective bone graft option for foot and ankle fusion surgeries, reducing the need for harvesting the patient's own bone.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with only 60 participants and no comparison group, so results may not be conclusive. The bone graft may not fuse as well as existing options, and there are standard surgical risks like infection or non-union.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients meeting all of the following criteria will be considered eligible for study participation: 1. Patient has a bone defect in the hindfoot or ankle; and 2. Is requiring fusion using an open surgical technique with supplemental bone graft/substitute; and 3. Fusion site is able to be rigidly stabilized with no more than 3 screws across the fusion site; and 4. Patient is requiring one of the following procedures: * Ankle joint fusion * Subtalar fusion * Calcaneocuboid fusion * Talonavicular fusion * Triple arthrodesis (subtalar, talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints) * Double fusions (talonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints). Exclusion Criteria: * Patient meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from study participation: 1. Patient is under 18 years of age at the time of consent; 2. Patient has an active (local or systemic) infection or is undergoing adjunctive treatment for infection; 3. Patient has previous fusion surgery of the proposed fusion site; 4. Patient has cognitive disorders or is unable to complete questionnaires or provide consent.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Halifax Infirmary
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H A36, Canada
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