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REFINE Study: A Study In a Novel Interspinous Fusion Device In Subjects With Low Back Pain

Pacific Research Institute · NCT05504499

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
100
US sites recruiting
9
Study start
March 19, 2021
Record last updated
August 18, 2022

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What the study is about

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of the use of Aurora Spine ZIP™ MIS Interspinous Fusion System and bone graft material in fusion in patients with chronic low back pain that present with degenerative disc disease with concurrent neurogenic claudication.

Being studied: Interspinous Fusion

Conditions: Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

  • Subjects enrolled in this study must meet ALL of the following inclusion criteria:
  • Subject must provide written informed consent prior to any clinical study-related procedure.
  • Subject is at least 18 years or older at the time of enrollment, skeletal mature.
  • Subject has 1-2 symptomatic lumbar degenerative disease at adjacent level, T12-S1, with or without grade I spondylolisthesis (confirmed by history and radiographic studies).
  • MRI within 12 months prior to the procedure with at least mild to moderate spinal stenosis at the index treatment level
  • Subject has undergone at least 3 months of non-operative treatment.
  • Subject presents with ZCQ physical function ≥ 2.0 at baseline.
  • Subject reports relief from lumbar flexion and/or sitting.
  • Subject has baseline VAS of back and/or leg pain standing or walking ≥ 50mm.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subjects enrolled in this study must NOT meet any of the following exclusion criteria:
  • Subject is unable to provide written informed consent.
  • Subject has had previous lumbar spine surgery at the intended treatment level (e.g., laminectomy or fusion).
  • Subject has a grade II or greater spondylolisthesis on flexion and extension radiographs with 3mm instability.
  • Subject has confirmed or suspected osteoporosis or osteopenia.
  • Subject is enrolled, or intends to participate, in a clinical drug and/or device study (investigational device, investigational drug, new indication for a device or drug, or additional testing beyond standard of care procedures) which could confound the results of this trial as determined by the investigator.
  • Presence of other anatomic or comorbid conditions, or other medical, social, or psychological conditions that, in the investigator's opinion, could limit the subject's ability to participate in the clinical investigation or to comply with follow-up requirements.
  • Subject is pregnant or nursing.

Recruiting US locations

  • The Raso Pain Center

    Jupiter, FL 33477

    Site contact: Jodie Laprade · 561-264-2929 · teamrasojodie@aol.com

  • Koga Neurosurgery

    Slidell, LA 70458

    Site contact: Rachel Englert, RN · 985-269-7676 · rachel@koga.clinic

  • National Spine and Pain Centers

    Oxon Hill, MD 20745

    Site contact: Diamond Wilson · 301-485-7400 · DWilson@treatingpain.com

  • Comprehensive & Interventional Pain Management

    Henderson, NV 89509

    Site contact: Shepard Urban · 702-990-4530 · shepardurbahnpac@cipmnv.com

  • Nevada Advanced Pain Specialists

    Reno, NV 20745

    Site contact: Rachel Yetter · 775-284-8650 · rachael@nvadvancedpain.com

  • Reno Tahoe Pain Associates

    Reno, NV 89509

    Site contact: Maria Peregrina · 775-236-8596 · peregrina@rtpain.net

  • The Pain Management Center

    Voorhees Township, NJ 08043

    Site contact: Onoshoze Bossey · 609-382-0392 · Onoshoze.Bossey@prospirapc.com

  • Premier Pain Treatment Institute

    Loveland, OH 45140

    Site contact: Kathy White · 513-454-7246 · kwhite@premierpaintreatment.com

  • Center for Interventional Pain and Spine

    Chadds Ford, PA 17601

    Site contact: Ashley Scherer · 844-365-7246 · ashleys@centerisp.com

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Shelley Trimm, BS · 7075085527 · strimm@pacificresearchinstitute.care
  • Kam Murrell · 267.818.9024 · kmurrell@pacificresearchinstitute.care
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