Cervical I/F Cage for Anterior Cervical Fusion

May 22, 2014 updated by: DePuy Spine

A Randomized Multi-Center Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of the Cervical I/F Cage for Anterior Cervical Fusion

The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical success of the Cervical I/F Cage in treatment of one or two adjacent levels of degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine compared with standard of care treatment using either autograft, autograft with a plate or allograft with a plate

Study Overview

Detailed Description

This is a prospective randomized multi-center clinical trial to assess the safety and efficacy of the investigational device, Cervical I/F Cage for fusion in one or two adjacent levels of the cervical spine. Patients will be randomly assigned in a ration of 1:1 between the investigational and control groups.

Comparison: The device will be compared to a control group consisting of the 3 accepted standard of care treatments (autograft, autograft with an anterior plate, or allograft with an anterior plate). For two level fusions, the control group will be limited to autograft with a plate or allograft with a plate. Based on the current literature, it is believed that there is no difference between the three treatments in terms of clinical success, fusion success, or safety issues. However, amongst the investigators there are preferred treatments. Each investigator will choose one or more of the control treatments at study initiation. Patients will then be randomized in a 1:1 Cage:control randomization schema. Approximately 240 subjects will be enrolled at 20 sites. Eligible patients will have symptomatic degeneration of one or two adjacent cervical discs, have failed six weeks of non-surgical treatment, have sufficiently severe enough symptoms to warrant surgery, and have had no prior fusion surgery on the cervical spine.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

240

Phase

  • Phase 3

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Persistent recurrent neck and/or shoulder and arm pain refractory to 6 weeks of non-surgical therapy.
  • Radiographic evidence of significant disc degeneration at one or two adjacent cervical levels (C4-7)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant degeneration at more than two cervical levels,
  • Prior surgical treatment of the cervical spine; laminotomy or foraminotomy allowed,
  • Gross instability due to trauma,
  • Disability in the lumbar spine,
  • Infection in the disc or spine, past or present,
  • Any active infection at time of surgery,
  • Tumor in the spine,
  • Significant osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease,
  • Pregnant, lactating or wishes to become pregnant within duration of the study,
  • Refusal to accept the use of autograft tissue.

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Cervical Cage
Cervical I/F Cage
Active Comparator: Graft Spacer
Autograft or allograft with a plate, or autograft alone.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Neck Disability Index
Fusion Status
Time Frame: 24 months
24 months
Neurological Status
Secondary Surgical Interventions

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Adverse Events
Disc Space Height
Donor Site Pain
Neck Pain
Arm Pain
Sagittal Alignment
SF-36, Health Related Quality of Life

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2000

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

October 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 13, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 14, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 22, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

May 23, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 22, 2014

Last Verified

May 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • G000019

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