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CompletedNCT04086550ENCASE-IIUpdated Jun 26, 2024

Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Dura Sealant Patch in Reducing CSF Leakage Following Elective Cranial Surgery

An interventional study of LIQOSEAL and DuraSeal, Adherus in Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak, sponsored by Polyganics BV. Completed at 17 sites in 7 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-06-26.

Sponsored by Polyganics BV · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was Feb 2024, 2 years 7 months ago, and no results have been posted to the registry.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
228
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

The objective of the study is to clinically assess the safety and effectiveness of LIQOSEAL® as a means of reducing intra- as well as post-operative CSF leakage in patients undergoing elective cranial intradural surgery with a dural closure procedure to show noninferiority compared to a control group.

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Conditions studied

  • Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
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In context

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak

45 studies on the registry are indexed under Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak; 10 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 228 is above the median of 68 across 27 interventional studies indexed under Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.

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Lead sponsor

Polyganics BV is the lead sponsor of 7 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

pre-operative

  1. Subjects who are able to provide written informed consent prior to participating in the clinical investigation.
  2. Subjects who are ≥ 18 years old.
  3. Subjects who are able to comply with the follow-up or other study requirements.
  4. Subjects wo are planned for elective surgery including a trepanation to reach the subdural infratentorial space (with lower limit of incision defined as the lower edge of C2) in whom a dural incision will be closed.
  5. Female subjects of child bearing potential must agree to use a form of contraception from the time of signing the informed consent form through 90 days post-surgery.

intra-operative

  1. Subjects with surgical wound classification Class I/Clean.
  2. Subjects with minimally 5 mm of dural space surrounding dural opening.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

pre-operative

  1. Female subjects who are pregnant or breastfeeding.
  2. Subjects with an assumed impaired coagulation due to medication or otherwise.
  3. Subjects suspected of an infection requiring antibiotics.
  4. Subjects with any type of dural diseases in planned dural closure area.
  5. Subjects requiring re-opening of planned surgical area within 90 days after surgery.
  6. Subjects with a known allergy to any of the components (Lactide-Caprolactone co-polyester; Butanediol-BDI co-polyurethane; Polyethylene glycol Succinimidyl Gluterate; Disodium hydrogen phosphate or D\&C Green No 6) of LIQOSEAL®.
  7. Subjects who previously received a LIQOSEAL®.
  8. Subjects who previously participated in this study or any investigational drug or device study within 30 days of screening.
  9. Subjects with a presence of hydrocephalus.
  10. Subjects with contra-indication to MRI [cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator, severe claustrophobia, injured by a metallic object that was not removed, cochlear (ear) implants, metallic implants [e.g. knee replacement].

intra-operative

  1. Subjects in whom elevation of PEEP has a potential detrimental effect.
  2. Subjects who will require a CSF drain, electrodes or other devices passing the dural layer or extra to intracranial bypass surgery.
  3. Subjects who have primary closure of the dura mater with synthetic, nonautologous or autologous material other than galea.
  4. Subjects in whom no intra-operative CSF leakage is present after primary closure of the dura mater with elevation of PEEP.
  5. Subjects who after primary closure (including galea, if applicable) of the dura mater have a gap > 3 mm.
  6. Subjects whom dural opening size including 5 mm margin exceeds patch size (8 x 8 cm).
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
228 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Investigational arm

    Application of LIQOSEAL after closure of dura mater

    Device: LIQOSEAL

  • Active comparator
    Control arm

    Application of Adherus or DurSeal after closure of dura mater

    Device: DuraSeal, Adherus

Interventions

  • DeviceLIQOSEAL

    Adjunctive bioresorbable patch

  • DeviceDuraSeal, Adherus

    synthetic absorbable sealants

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Composite endpoint defined as successful dural repair without any of the following compared to the control group: intra-operative CSF leakage percutaneous CSF leak significant pseudomeningocele wound infection

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

17 sites
  • Stanford University
    Palo Alto, California 94305, United States
  • Baptist Health
    Jacksonville, Florida 32207, United States
  • Mayo Clinic
    Jacksonville, Florida 32224, United States
  • Mayo Clinic, Rochester
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • University of New Mexico
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, United States
  • Lenox Hill Hospital
    New York, New York 10075, United States
  • University of Cincinnatti
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229, United States
  • OHSU
    Portland, Oregon 97239, United States
  • UT Southwestern Medical Center
    Dallas, Texas 75390, United States
  • University Hospitals of Innsbruck
    Innsbruck, Austria
  • University Hospital Gent
    Ghent, Belgium
  • Universitätsklinikum Düsseldorf
    Düsseldorf, Germany
  • UMM
    Mannheim, Germany
  • Molinette Hospital
    Torino, Italy
  • Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis
    Tilburg, Netherlands
  • UMCU
    Utrecht, Netherlands
  • University Hospital Zurich
    Zürich, Switzerland
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References and documents

Publications

  • Carlson AP, Slot EMH, van Doormaal TPC; ENCASE II study group; Voormolen EHJ, Dankbaar JW, Depauw P, Brouwers B, Germans MR, Baert E, Vandersteene J, Freyschlag CF, Freyschlag J, Thome C, Zenga F, Penner F, Abdulazim A, Sabel M, Rapp M, Beez T, Zuccarello M, Sauvageau E, Abdullah K, Welch B, Langer D, Ellis J, Dehdashti A, VanGompel J, Bendok B, Chaichana K, Liu J, Dogan A, Lim MK, Hayden MG. Evaluate the safety and efficacy of dura sealant patch in reducing cerebrospinal fluid leakage following elective cranial surgery (ENCASE II): study protocol for a randomized, two-arm, multicenter trial. Trials. 2022 Jul 20;23(1):581. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06490-8. PubMed 35858894 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 26, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04086550
Lead sponsor
Polyganics BV
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Sep 11, 2019
Start date
May 20, 2021
Primary completion
Feb 13, 2024
Completion
Feb 13, 2024
Last update
Jun 26, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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