Safety Study of Preservon-Treated Bone Implants for Cervical Fusion in the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy or Myelopathy

April 3, 2015 updated by: LifeNet Health

A Safety and Efficacy Comparison of Preservon Treated Allograft Bone Dowels Versus Traditional Freeze-Dried Allograft Bone Dowels for Fusion of Degenerated Cervical Intervertebral Discs in the Treatment of Cervical Radiculopathy or Myelopathy

The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and efficacy of Preservon(TM) treated allograft bone dowels to traditional freeze-dried allograft bone dowels (control) for fusion of degenerated cervical intervertebral discs in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy.

Patient follow-up will be conducted at 6 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months. At 3 months after surgery, the implanted bone dowels will be assessed for subsidence; at 6 months after surgery, the implanted bone dowels will be assessed for fusion. Patients will complete questionnaires and x-rays taken at each visit.

The degree of subsidence and rate of fusion will be assessed based on the evaluation of the x-rays taken. The x-ray evaluation will be conducted by a neurosurgeon who is blinded to the type of treatment that each patient has received.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

106

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Virginia
      • Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23298-0631
        • VCU Medical Center

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 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patient is skeletally mature
  • Patient has confirmed radiculopathy or myelopathy
  • Pain unresponsive to non-operative treatment
  • Radicular pain in either or both upper extremities
  • Neurological deficit in distribution of nerve root from C3/4 to C6/7
  • Patient's lateral cervical spine x-rays show inferior aspect of lowest vertebral body to be fused
  • Patient agrees to comply with protocol
  • Patient can provide voluntary informed consent and follow-up information

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient has previous cervical spine surgery
  • Patient requires concurrent posterior surgery at level to be treated, or anterior and posterior surgery at any other cervical level
  • Patient has clinically compromised vertebral body structure
  • Patient has multi-level fixed/ankylosed cervical spine
  • Patient has signs of significant instability at level to be treated or adjacent level
  • Patient has history of metabolic bone disease
  • Patient is taking chronic oral/IV corticosteroid therapy OR medications that potentially interfere with bone/soft tissue healing
  • Patient has progressive neuromuscular disease, rheumatoid arthritis, active malignancy, OR any other condition that interferes with self-assessment of pain, function, or quality of life
  • Patient has OPLL at any level
  • Patient has active infection, local or systemic
  • Patient is pregnant or considering pregnancy (x-ray requirements)
  • Patient is participating in another investigational study
  • Patient belongs to vulnerable population

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: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control
Procedure: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
1,2,3,or 4 level surgery
Experimental: Preservon
Procedure: Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
1,2,3,or 4 level surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Degree of subsidence
Time Frame: 3 months post-op
3 months post-op
Rate of fusion
Time Frame: 6 months post-op
6 months post-op

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

LifeNet Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Bruce E. Mathern, M.D., VCU Medical Center

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

September 1, 2006

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 23, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 23, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

June 27, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

April 7, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 3, 2015

Last Verified

April 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CR06-001
  • WIRB Protocol #20061453

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