Heart surgery device study pulled before it began
NCT ID NCT05784532
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to observe how well a device called STERN FIX works to close the breastbone after heart surgery. It planned to enroll adults having heart surgery that requires opening the breastbone. The study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
All those patients that have or will undergo medial sternotomy during the registry period will be considered for inclusion. They will be informed about it, and if they consent for their data to be used in the registry, their eligibility will be assessed. If a patient does not comply with all IFUs indications, they will not be included in the registry
- 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: * Older than 18 years old patient * Patient undergoing surgery requiring medial sternotomy * Patient able and willing to provide informed consent to participate in the registry and/or who have provided written consent to have their clinical data added to the registry Exclusion Criteria: * Patients that are still growing. * Patients with Sternal anomalies preventing the use of the STERN FIX Sternal Stabilization System, such as bone tumors located in the implant region. * Patient with conditions previous to surgery that may impact healing, including bone blood supply limitations, insufficient quantity or quality of bone, or other severe structural bone damage. * Patients with suspected or known allergies or intolerances to the implant material. * Patients with severe osteoporosis or other degenerative bone diseases. * Any patient unwilling to, or incapable of, following postoperative care instructions. * Patients with any other medical or surgical process that may compromise or limit the adequate functionality of the implant. * Pregnant patients or planning to become pregnant during the 2 months following surgery. * Patients with life expectancy lower than 2 months. * Patients who are or have been participating in an interventionist trial during the last 4 weeks Intraoperative exclusion criteria * Latent or active infection, or inflammation in the operating area. * Signs of infection on the surgical site. * Parasternal sternotomy. * When the STERN FIX Sternal Stabilization System cannot ensure sufficient fixation. * When a STERN FIX Sternal Stabilization System device cannot be placed properly in any intercostal space.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New York-Presbyterian Hospital
Ney York, New York, 10032, United States
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