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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to compare the effect and safety of NuCel to DBX on patients undergoing posteriolateral lumbar spinal fusions for degenerative disc disease.
The purpose of the study is to demonstrate safety and efficacy of spinal cord stimulation with peripheral nerve field stimulation for the treatment of chronic low back and leg pain.
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of Subcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (SQS) (also known as Peripheral Nerve Stimulation [PNS]) in the reduction of chronic, intractable post-surgical back pain in adults.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate the implant (rhBMP-2/ACS/allograft bone dowel) as a method of facilitating spinal fusion in patients with degenerative disc disease.
The purpose of this clinical trial is to assess the safety and effectiveness of the rhBMP-2/ACS/INTER FIX™ device as compared to the autograft/INTER FIX™ device in patients with symptomatic degenerative disease.
The objective of this pilot study is to determine if degenerative spinal disorders such as acute radiculopathy, myelopathy, stenosis, or disc and facet disease cause detectable alterations in Substance P levels in saliva, serum and cerebrospinal fluid. If this pilot study shows a correlation between Substance P levels and pain associated with degenerative spinal disorders, then a larger study will be initiated to determine the feasibility of using Substance P levels in the diagnosis and treatment of degenerative spinal disease.
This study will be a non-randomized trial consisting of patients with single level (C3 to C7) symptomatic cervical disc disease who have not previously received fusion surgery at the same level, and have failed to improve with conservative treatment for at least 6 weeks prior to enrollment, or who present with progressive neurological symptoms or signs in the face of conservative treatment.
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) refers to a syndrome in which a degenerating disc causes chronic back pain, significantly impacting an individual's ability to function. The condition is most commonly diagnosed in the lumbosacral spinal segments L3-S1. The condition often starts with an injury to the disc space. The injury weakens the disc and creates excessive motion at the corresponding vertebral level. Over time, the segmental instability and associated neurological compromise combined with ongoing inflammatory processes that occur in and around the disc produce low back pain. The reparative processes in the disc are poor, thus the painful symptoms can become chronic. Premature degeneration at adjacent levels of the spine remains one of the more vexing problems facing spinal surgeons when advising relatively young people to consider lumbar fusion surgery. Stopping the motion changes the mechanics of the back (which is designed for motion and flexibility) and results in the transfer of the loads and stresses to the adjacent vertebral segments. It is therefore intuitive to pursue total disc replacement, which allows for the treatment of pain due to DDD while re-establishing motion and stability, load distribution, and restoring the disc height, as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. The study hypothesis is that military personnel receiving Total Disc Replacement will return to the same level of active duty performance as at the time of their most recent successful physical readiness test.
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the PDS System compared to the surgical control of posterolateral fusion with autograft and pedicle screw fixation for the treatment of one or two levels from L3-S1 to relieve back pain associated with degenerative disc disease.
Phase 1 - Optimization Phase: Primary Objective: The primary objective of Phase 1 of this study is to determine the time point at which maximal Circulating Tumor Cell Burden (CTCB) occurs following standard vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty procedures relative to baseline CTCB. Phase 2 - Comparison Phase: Primary Objective: The primary objective of Phase 2 of this study is to determine the change in CTCB from baseline to post-treatment as measured using the CellSearch™ Assay and to compare the average change between treatment groups with and without the use of the Cavity SpineWand. Secondary Objectives: - To determine the change in self-reported pain level from baseline to post-treatment as measured using the visual analogue scale (VAS) for spine pain and to compare the average change in pain level between treatment groups. - To determine the change in pain status from baseline to post-treatment as measured using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) and to compare the average change in pain status between treatment groups. - To determine the change from baseline to post-treatment in the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Symptom Inventory (MDASI) and to compare the average change between treatment groups. - To determine the change from baseline to post-treatment in time to walk a 50-foot distance and to compare the average change between treatment groups.