Efficacy and safety of temperature-sensitive acellular dermal matrix in prevention of postoperative adhesion after thyroidectomy: A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, noninferiority study

Jin Kyong Kim, Cho Rok Lee, Sang Wook Kang, Jong Ju Jeong, Kee Hyun Nam, Sung Rae Cho, Seongmoon Jo, Eun Young Kim, Ji Sup Yun, Hee Jin Park, Mi Sung Kim, Kwangsoon Kim, Sohee Lee, Ja Seong Bae, So Yeon Jun, Jihye Park, Jeong Soo Kim

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Abstract

Introduction MegaShield® is a newly developed temperature-sensitive anti-adhesive containing micronized acellular dermal matrix. The aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy and safety of MegaShield® compared with Guardix-SG® in the prevention of adhesions in patients undergoing bilateral total thyroidectomy. Method We conducted a multicenter trial between October 2018 and March 2020 in patients undergoing total thyroidectomy. The patients were randomly assigned to either the MegaShield® group or the Guardix-SG® group. The primary outcome was the esophageal movement using marshmallow six weeks after the surgery and the secondary outcome was the assessed adhesion score. The safety assessment was also evaluated. Results The study included 70 patients each in the MegaShield® and control (Guardix-SG®) groups. Baseline clinical characteristics, the mean score of marshmallow esophagography, and the sum of adhesion scores were not statistically different between the two groups. Inferiority test demonstrated that the efficacy of MegaShield® is not inferior to that of Guardix-SG®. There were no device-related complications in both groups. Conclusion The efficacy and safety of MegaShield® were not inferior than those of Guardix-SG®. MegaShield® demonstrated the potential of ADM as a potential future anti-adhesive agent.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere0273215
JournalPloS one
Volume17
Issue number9 September
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Sept

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
KHN This research was supported by a grant of the Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea (grant number: HI18C2359) The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.

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© 2022 Kim et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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