Safety Study of MotifMESH (cPTFE) in Abdominal Surgery
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01364233 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 2, 2011
Results First Posted : December 4, 2018
Last Update Posted : February 26, 2019
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Hernia | Device: MotifMESH | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 10 participants |
Allocation: | N/A |
Intervention Model: | Single Group Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Prospective Outcome Study of Condensed Fenestrated PTFE Mesh (MotifMESH) in Non-sterile Abdominal Wall Defects |
Study Start Date : | May 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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MotifMesh
Condensed polytetrafluoroethylene (cPTFE, MotifMESH) mesh
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Device: MotifMESH
Polytetrafluoroethylene (cPTFE) macroporous mesh |
- Number of Subjects Who Had an Additional Hernia Occur Following Surgery With Condensed Polytetrafluoroethylene (cPTFE, MotifMESH) Mesh [ Time Frame: 1 year ]Hernia occurrence at one year after surgery

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Has a non-sterile abdominal wall defect (incisional hernia or fascial defect) and needs to be repaired
Exclusion Criteria:
Non-pregnant, breast feeding or plans to become pregnant during the study; Using adequate birth control methods and agrees to continue using those methods for the duration of the study
Confirmation of incisional hernia or fascial defect by CT scan within 6 months Incisional hernia or facial defect has no necrotic tissue. Such as fascial dehiscence, evisceration, small or large bowel repair, stoma manipulation, small chronic abdominal skin wounds, bowel obstruction
Acceptable state of health and nutrition with pre-albumin levels of ≥ 15 mg/dL (0.15 g/L), serum albumin ≥ 2.0 g/dL (20 g/L). No abnormal pre-surgery laboratory values that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, place the subject at risk for the study.
For subjects with Diabetes Mellitus, HbA1C <12%
BMI ≤ 40 kg/m²

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01364233
United States, Illinois | |
Division of Plastic Surgery | |
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60611 |
Principal Investigator: | Gregory A Dumanian, MD | Northwestern University |
Responsible Party: | Medline Industries |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01364233 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PB-NU-2011-01 |
First Posted: | June 2, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | December 4, 2018 |
Last Update Posted: | February 26, 2019 |
Last Verified: | February 2019 |
Hernia Pathological Conditions, Anatomical |