Can a donated bone matrix help broken bones heal?
NCT ID NCT04299022
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Researchers are collecting data on ViviGen, a donated cellular bone matrix used as a graft during orthopaedic surgery. The study follows patients with acute fractures, delayed healing, non-union fractures, or spinal fusion to see how often they need a second operation within a year and how well their bones fuse. It combines possible future patients with a review of past medical records, aiming to understand the safety and effectiveness of this graft material in real-world care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ViviGen cellular bone matrix, a donated bone graft material
- What this could lead to
- If ViviGen helps fractures heal reliably, it could give surgeons a dependable option for broken bones that are slow to mend or fail to join.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational registry, not a randomized trial, so it cannot prove ViviGen causes better healing. Results may reflect surgeon selection or patient factors rather than the graft itself.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2028
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.
Who is studied
Prospective data will be collected for up to 250 subjects across up to 7 academic medical centers that will receive Vivigen Cellular Bone Matrix for treatment of a fracture. Retrospective data will be collected for up to an additional 250 subjects that received a bone graft adjunct for treatment of a fracture.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
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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.
Prospective Cohort Inclusion Criteria: * Any skeletally mature patient treated with Vivigen bone graft in the setting of an acute fracture, delayed, non-union or fusion setting will be eligible for inclusion. Retrospective Cohort Inclusion Criteria: \- Any skeletally mature patient treated with adjunct bone graft in the setting of an acute fracture, delayed, non-union or fusion setting will eligible for inclusion. Prospective Cohort Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients unable to understand either an English or Spanish consent will be excluded. 2. Patients unable to consent secondary to dementia and/or other mental/psychiatric diagnoses will be excluded.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Medical Center
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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OrlandoHealth
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32806, United States
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RWJBarnabas Health
RECRUITINGJersey City, New Jersey, 07302, United States
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Sentara Hospitals
COMPLETEDNorfolk, Virginia, 23507, United States
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