Stopped: Sponsor termination
Elevated intracranial pressure (ICP) is a common neurosurgical emergency that may arise from several conditions, which cause an intracranial mass effect. In the case of conservatively refractory ICP elevation, one viable treatment option is ICP-lowering surgery, i.e., decompressive craniectomy (DC) in which a large portion of the skull bone is removed and the dura mater opened, creating more room for the brain tissue to expand and thus reducing the ICP. A successful CP will restore the contour of the cranium, protect the brain, and ensure a natural ICP, and some patients also show neurological improvement post-CP. Thus, CP has a great potential for improving the patient's quality of life. Bone flap resorption (BFR) implies weakening and loosening of the autologous bone flap after reimplantation and is regarded as a late CP complication involving nonunion of the bone flap with the surrounding bone margins and cavity formation in the flap itself, which eventually necessitates removal of the bone flap and a new CP using a synthetic implant. These additional operations increase costs and necessitate further hospital stays, while rendering the patient vulnerable to additional complications. Prior research performed as part of the FDA approval process has shown the ASPCI's to be a safe and effective means of performing cranial reconstruction, the anticipated risks do not differ from the risks faced by a patient undergoing either option as they are both currently considered standards of care. This study will evaluate the overall patient outcomes of cranial reconstruction surgery using native bone autograft as compared to using synthetic bone allograft.
Age range
18 Years – 99 Years
Sex
ALL
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To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: intraoperatively
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: post-operatively through study completion, an average of 1 year
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 2 weeks post-operation
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 6 weeks post-operation
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 3 months post-operation
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 6 months post-operation
To compare the surgical and post-operative outcomes (complications) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 1 year post-operation
To assess change in surgical and post-operative outcomes (function) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 24 hours post operation, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1-year
To assess change in surgical and post-operative outcomes (function) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 24 hours post operation, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1-year
To assess change the surgical and post-operative outcomes (function) of two standard of care cohorts: autograft versus allograft (ClearFit)
Timeframe: 24 hours post operation, 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1-year