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New 3D-Printed cage aims to heal tough bone breaks

NCT ID NCT05668182

Disease control Sponsor: University of California, San Diego Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study is testing a special 3D-printed cage called the TRUMATCH Graft Cage to help repair large bone defects in the arm or leg. Five adults with hard-to-heal breaks will receive the cage during surgery. Researchers will track healing, complications, and recovery time over three years to see if this new device is helpful.

What this could mean

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

Active substance
TRUMATCH Graft Cage (a 3D-printed implant used during surgery to support bone healing)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a new surgical option for people with large bone defects that are hard to heal.
What could go wrong
This is a very small study (only 5 people) with no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The implant is new and long-term safety is unknown.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 5 people

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

Started

Jun 2021

Expected to finish

Jun 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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.

Who is studied

Patients 18 years or older presenting to UCSD Medical Center with a humerus, femur, or tibia segmental defects requiring surgery

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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Inclusion Criteria: * Humerus, femur, or tibia segmental defects requiring surgery * Evaluation and treatment at UCSD * Ages 18 year and older * Abiltiy to understand the content of the patient information/informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: * Any not medically managed severe systemic disease * Their doctor has decided that it is in the patient's best interest to receive a different method of repair * Their doctor has determined that the patient has a condition that would make them unsuitable for participation in the study * Pregnancy or women planning to conceive within the subject participation period (1 year) note: pregnancy will be self-reported and no test will be performed to test for it * Prisoner * Participation in any other pharmacologic or medicinal product study within the previous month that could influence the results of this study.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Femoral Fractures femoral neck fracture humerus fracture tibia fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Femoral fracture Humerus fracture Long bone segmental defect Tibia fracture

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • University of California, San Diego

    RECRUITING

    San Diego, California, 92093, United States

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