New stitch study aims to improve healing after brain surgery
NCT ID NCT07225101
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at a special type of stitch (STRATAFIX) already approved by the FDA for closing wounds after brain or spine surgery. Researchers want to see if it helps wounds heal better and with fewer problems. About 160 adults having brain or spine surgery will take part. The goal is to learn more about how safe and effective this stitch is over time.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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: * Elective or emergent surgical approaches for cranial or spine neurosurgical approaches, requiring sutures for wound closure, requiring multilayer wound closure Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with prior surgical wound dehiscence or infection * Patients with allergy to suture material
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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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University of Michigan Health Sparrow
RECRUITINGLansing, Michigan, 48912, United States
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