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Miromatrix Biological Mesh for Hiatal Hernia Repair

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Hiatal Hernia
Registration Number
NCT02436681
Lead Sponsor
Miromatrix Medical Inc.
Brief Summary

Miromatrix Medical has developed MIROMESH® - a new, noncrosslinked, acellular mesh derived from the highly vascularized porcine liver. MIROMESH received FDA 510(k) clearance with an indication for reinforcement of soft tissue on March 31, 2014 under K134033. This study will serve to provide clinicians with high-quality clinical data in order to provide them with a higher degree of confidence when selecting MIROMESH for hiatal hernia repair.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria
  • between 18 and 80 years old on the day of study enrollment
  • able and willing to sign the consent form and comply with all study visits and procedures
  • able to undergo elective laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair
  • free of cognitive or speech impairment
  • documented, symptomatic type II or III hernia ≥5cm in the axial/vertical dimension
  • commit to non-smoking for at least 4 weeks prior to procedure
Exclusion Criteria
  • previous operation of the esophagus or stomach
  • sensitivity to porcine material
  • pregnant or plan to be pregnant within next 2 years
  • immunocompromised or at risk of immunosuppression (i.e. be HIV positive, be experiencing organ rejection, be a recent or anticipated chemotherapy recipient) as determined by the Investigator
  • require emergent operation for acute gastric volvulus or strangulation
  • American Society of Anesthesiology (ASA) class 4 or greater
  • BMI ≥40
  • life expectancy of less than 2 years at the time of enrollment
  • associated gastrointestinal disease that requires extensive medical or surgical intervention that might interfere with the quality of life assessment (e.g. Crohn's disease)
  • any condition in the opinion of the Investigator that would preclude the use of the study device, or preclude the subject from completing the follow-up requirements

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of Subjects With a Hernia Recurrence Requiring Reoperation2 years

Failure of the index hernia operation which requires another operative procedure to correct. Hernia recurrence was assessed with a barium upper gastrointestinal series or in some cases other imaging analysis to characterize the anatomy of the esophagus.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (6)

University of Kentucky

🇺🇸

Lexington, Kentucky, United States

Monmouth Medical Center

🇺🇸

Long Branch, New Jersey, United States

Carolinas Healthcare System

🇺🇸

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Cleveland Clinic

🇺🇸

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Virginia Heartburn and Hernia Institute

🇺🇸

Lorton, Virginia, United States

Medical College of Wisconsin

🇺🇸

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

University of Kentucky
🇺🇸Lexington, Kentucky, United States

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