MIS ReFRESH: Robotic vs. Freehand Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgeries

August 19, 2019 updated by: Mazor Robotics

Multi-center, Partially Randomized, Controlled Trial of MIS Robotic vs. Freehand in Short Adult Degenerative Spinal Fusion Surgeries

To quantify potential short- and long-term benefits of robotically-guided minimally invasive spine surgery (MIS) for adult patients with lower back degeneration, in comparison a matching group of control patients operated in a minimally invasive approach whether freehand or with image guidance or navigation techniques.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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600

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • United States
    • Florida
      • Celebration, Florida, United States, 34747
        • Florida Hospital Celebration Health
      • Jacksonville, Florida, United States
        • Baptist Health
      • Miami, Florida, United States, 33136
        • University of Miami
      • Orlando, Florida, United States, 32801
        • Central Florida Neurosurgery Institute
      • Sarasota, Florida, United States, 34232
        • Southeastern Spine Center & Research Institute
    • Pennsylvania
      • Abington, Pennsylvania, United States, 19001
        • The Rothman Institute
    • Tennessee
      • Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38116
        • Tabor Orthopedics
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax, Virginia, United States, 22031
        • Atlantic Brain & Spine
      • Reston, Virginia, United States, 20191
        • Virginia Spine Institute

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

21 years to 99 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Adult patients (21 years or older) undergoing short (4 or less consecutive vertebrae) thoracic, lumbar or lumbosacral percutaneous/minimally invasive spinal fixation sugery.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult patients (age over 21 years), undergoing short (4 or less consecutive vertebrae) lumbar or lumbosacral percutaneous/MIS spinal fixation surgery.
  2. May include surgeries involving iliac screws, although these screws will not be included in the data analysis.
  3. Primary fusion surgery
  4. Patient capable of complying with study requirements
  5. Signed informed consent by patient

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnancy
  2. Revision surgery (prior laminectomy or discectomy is not excluded).
  3. Infection or malignancy
  4. Primary abnormalities of bones (e.g. osteogenesis imperfecta)
  5. Primary muscle diseases, such as muscular dystrophy
  6. Neurologic diseases (e.g. Charcot-Marie Tooth, Guillain-Barre syndrome, cerebral palsy, spina bifida or neurofibroma)
  7. Spinal cord abnormalities with any neurologic symptoms or signs
  8. Spinal cord lesions requiring neurosurgical interventions, such as hydromyelia
  9. Paraplegia
  10. Patients who have participated in a research study involving an investigational product in the 12 weeks prior to surgery
  11. Patients requiring anterior release or instrumentation
  12. Any other significant disease or disorder which, in the opinion of the Investigator, may either put the participants at risk because of participation in the study, or may influence the result of the study.
  13. Patient cannot follow study protocol, for any reason
  14. Patient cannot or will not sign informed consent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

A group or subgroup of participants in an observational study that is assessed for biomedical or health outcomes.
Robotic-guided
Adult patients (21 years or older) undergoing short (4 or less consecutive vertebrae) thoracic, lumbar or lumbosacral percutaneous/minimally invasive robotic-guided spinal fixation surgery.
Freehand image-guided
Adult patients (21 years or older) undergoing short (4 or less consecutive vertebrae) thoracic, lumbar or lumbosacral percutaneous/minimally invasive image-guided freehand or navigated spinal fixation surgery.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Intra-operative exposure to x-ray radiation
Time Frame: Day of surgery
Reading of exposure in seconds (and KvP if available) from C-arm or other imaging system used in the operating room.
Day of surgery
Surgical complications
Time Frame: Within first year from day of surgery
New neural deficits, implant-related durotomy, infection requiring return to surgery, hardware failure requiring removal, vertebral body fracture, failure to fuse
Within first year from day of surgery
Revision surgeries
Time Frame: 1 year
All cause revisions
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Pedicle screw instrumentation accuracy
Time Frame: Within 1 year of surgery, if indicated by surgeon and clinically necessary
Accuracy will be quantified in millimeters and scored using the Gertzbein-Robbins classification, based on postoperative CTs that are clinically necessary for the management of the patient.
Within 1 year of surgery, if indicated by surgeon and clinically necessary
Incidence of pseudoarthrosis (malunion)
Time Frame: Within 1 year from surgery
Failure of the operated spinal segment to fuse.
Within 1 year from surgery
Length of convalescence
Time Frame: Within 1 year of surgery
Length of stay at the hospital, destination at discharge, time to return to normal activities, time to return to work
Within 1 year of surgery
Times of intra-operative stages
Time Frame: Day of surgery
instrumentation time per screw, total surgery time
Day of surgery
Ratio of executed vs. planned screws
Time Frame: Day of surgery
number of screws planned to be robotically inserted and manually inserted instead and cause.
Day of surgery
Quality of life assessment
Time Frame: Each visit up to 1 year1
Health related quality of life questionnaires, including: back and leg Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), European Quality % Dimensions (EQ-5D-5L)
Each visit up to 1 year1

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
Mazor Robotics

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Study Director: Doron Dinstein, MD, Mazor Robotics, Ltd

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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January 1, 2020

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
January 1, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 5, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 5, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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February 7, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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August 20, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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August 19, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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August 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • CLN110

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