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NCT Number: NCT07103330

Evaluation of Cranial Flap Fixation With Montage Flowable Settable Bone Paste

Montage Flowable Settable Bone Paste is a self-setting calcium phosphate cement indicated for use in the repair of neurosurgical burr holes, contiguous craniotomy cuts and other cranial defects with a surface area no larger than 25cm2. It is also intended to be used for the fixation of cranial bone flaps following craniotomy. The MONTAGE Flowable device comprises two separate components of paste-like consistency containing granular calcium phosphate, calcium stearate, vitamin E acetate, a triglyceride, polyalcohols and a mixture of a lactide-diester and polyester-based polymers. When mixed together in the applicator tip, the components of the MONTAGE Flowable device form a cohesive paste-like material that adheres to the bone surface and remains in place following application. The resulting hardened, resorbable material is primarily calcium phosphate. The components must be mixed immediately prior to use.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Male or female > 18 years of age
  • Undergoing a cranial procedure in supratentorial location
  • Width of craniotomy kerf line <3mm for than 75% of the bone flap border

Exclusion criteria

  • Subject requires a procedure involving a translabyrinthine, transsphenoidal, transoral approach, or any procedure that penetrates the air sinus or mastoid air cells.
  • Subject has clinically significant hydrocephalus or clinical evidence of altered CSF dynamics.
  • Subject has undergone a previous, open intracranial neurosurgical procedure in the same anatomical location. (Note: stereotactic biopsy was not exclusionary).
  • Subject requires a craniectomy (the bone flap is not replaced during the current surgery).
  • Subject had radiation treatment to the surgical site, or standard fractionated radiation therapy was planned post index-procedure. (Note: stereotactic radiosurgery prior to the planned index procedure was not an exclusion criterion.)
  • Subject requires a craniotomy across the sinus for which Montage Flowable is applied adjacent to or within the sinus to fixate the cranial flap.
  • Subject has a condition with anticipated survival shorter than six months.
  • Subject has undergone chemotherapy treatment, excluding hormonal therapy, within three weeks prior to the planned index procedure, or use of intracavitary chemotherapy wafer (BCNU) was planned, or chemotherapy treatment was planned within two weeks after the index procedure was performed.
  • Standard use of peri-operative steroids (i.e., corticosteroids) is permitted. Chronic steroid use (defined as daily use of corticosteroids for ≥ 8 weeks) for the purposes of reducing the side effects of chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy for cancer is not exclusionary unless the patient is deemed by the investigator to be suffering from steroid toxicity (i.e., Cushing's syndrome) manifested by symptoms and signs such as thin skin, striae, easy bruising, muscle atrophy, upper body obesity, severe fatigue, etc. Use of corticosteroids on a chronic basis (as defined previously) for purposes other than decreasing the symptoms of systemic chemotherapy is exclusionary unless those steroids were discontinued 4 weeks prior to the planned index procedure.
  • Subject receives warfarin, heparin, other anticoagulant agents on a daily basis and pre-surgical, standard of care drug wash-out did not occur.
  • Subject is pregnant, breast-feeding, or intended to become pregnant during the course of the study.

Treatment and study plan

Metallic fixation hardware

Device

Control

Cranial flap placement and fixation using only Montage Flowable Settable Bone Paste

Device

Experimental

Primary outcomes

  1. Cranial flap immobility

    Time frame: 12 months

    Cranial flap immobility as determine by the neurosurgeon will be tabulated and compared between group

Secondary outcomes

  1. Flap localization

    Time frame: 12 months

    Localization of the flap based on CT scan compared between groups.

  2. Device-related adverse events

    Time frame: 12 months

    • Device related adverse events included all adverse events classified as definitely, probably, possibly, or undetermined relation to the device or procedure

Other outcomes

  1. Complications

    Time frame: 12 months

    Complication categories will also be tabulated and compared

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Alyssa McDermott, M.S.

CONTACT

[email protected]

8554759175

Aniq Darr, Ph.D.

CONTACT

[email protected]

18554759175

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Abyrx, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2026
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Aug 5, 2025
Registry last updated
Aug 5, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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