Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy Study of Healos as a Bone Replacement to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Advanced Technologies and Regenerative Medicine, LLC (ATRM)

Collaborating Sponsors:

DePuy Spine

Conditions:

Degenerative Disc Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of HEALOS compared with autograft using the transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) method.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Persistent back and/or leg pain refractory to 6 months of non-surgical therapy
  • Male or female 18 to 70 years of age (inclusive)
  • Objective evidence of significant disc degeneration at one or two adjacent lumbar level(s) from L2/L3 to L5/S1

Exclusion

  • Significant disc degeneration at more than two adjacent levels
  • Greater than Grade II spondylolisthesis
  • Prior fusion surgery of the lumbar spine (prior discectomies and intradiscal electrothermal therapy \[IDET\] are allowed)
  • Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Pregnant or lactating, or wishes to become pregnant within the 24 month duration of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

138 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00316121

Start Date

April 1 2006

Last Update

March 3 2011

Active Locations (17)

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1

Little Rock, Arkansas, United States, 72205

2

Beverly Hills, California, United States, 90211

3

Brandon, Florida, United States, 33511

4

Jacksonville, Florida, United States, 32204