Cervical Interbody Implant Study

• Conditions: Degenerative Disc Disease; Cervical Spinal Instability

• Registration Number: NCT04689854
• Lead Sponsor: NuVasive

Brief Summary

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of cervical spine surgery using interbody implants as measured by reported complications, radiographic outcomes, and patient-reported outcomes (PROs).

Detailed Description

This study is a prospective, uncontrolled, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and performance of select interbody implant devices in patients who undergo interbody fusion surgery of the cervical spine. Consecutive patients at a given site who meet eligibility requirements will be asked to consent to participate in the study. These patients will present with degenerative conditions in the cervical spine that are amenable to surgical treatment and will be screened prior to study enrollment. Once enrolled into the study, subjects will undergo interbody fusion surgery using one of the NuVasive interbody implant groups based on the surgeon's standard of care. At least 150 subjects (a minimum of 75 patients in each implant group) will be enrolled and will be followed for 24 months after the surgery.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-07-07
• Study First Submitted: 2020-12-28
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-12-28
• Study First Posted: 2020-12-30
• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-07
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-11
• Primary Completion: 2024-12-31
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 150

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients who are ≥18 years of age at the time of consent

2. Have a planned spine surgery using interbody implants at one or more cervical levels (C2-T1) for degenerative disc disease and/or cervical spinal instability

3. Using one of the following implants (NuVasive, Inc., San Diego, CA):

   1. Cohere Cervical
   2. Modulus Cervical

4. With interbody fusion using autograft and/or allograft (i.e., cancellous and/or corticocancellous allograft bone) and NuVasive supplemental internal fixation cleared by the applicable regulatory body for use in the cervical spine

5. Able to undergo surgery based on physical exam, medical history, and surgeon judgment

6. Understands the conditions of enrollment, is willing to follow medical advice including postoperative activity restrictions per the surgeon's standard of care, and is willing to sign an informed consent form to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of any bone graft that is not cleared by the applicable regulatory body for use within interbody implants. Examples of these include:

   1. Bone morphogenic protein (BMP) (i.e., Infuse (Medtronic))
   2. Synthetic bone graft extenders (e.g., Formagraft (NuVasive), Mastergraft (Medtronic), Vitoss (Stryker), Actifuse (Baxter), nanOss (RTI Surgical), Fibergraft (Prosidyan/Depuy Synthes), and ChronOs (Depuy Synthes))
   3. Demineralized bone matrices (DBM) regulated as medical devices by the FDA (e.g., Grafton Putty/Gel (Medtronic), DBX (MTF/Depuy Synthes), Accell Evo3 (IsoTis), and Propel Putty/Gel (NuVasive))
   4. Peptide enhanced bone graft (e.g., iFactor (Cerapedics))

2. Previous cervical fusion surgery at the level(s) to be treated (adjacent level surgery is acceptable; prior decompression is acceptable)

3. Patient is involved in active litigation relating to the spine (worker's compensation claim is allowed if it is not contested)

4. Use of bone growth stimulators postoperatively

5. Active smoking within 6 weeks before surgery

6. Patient has known sensitivity to the materials implanted

7. Systemic or local infection (latent or active) or signs of local inflammation

8. Patient has inadequate bone stock or bone quality, or a physical or medical condition that would prohibit beneficial surgical outcome based on surgeon judgment

9. Patient is a prisoner

10. Patient is participating in another clinical study that would confound study data

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Radiographic Fusion Success	24 months	The proportion of subjects with apparent radiographic fusion (i.e., performance) of the index surgical level(s) at 24 months postoperative.
Complications of Interbody Implants	24 months	Rate of complications (i.e., safety) attributable to the use of the interbody implants to be studied.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percentage of subject meeting Substantial Clinical Benefit (SCB) as compared to baseline for neck/arm pain measured by visual analog scale (VAS).	24 months	Neck and arm pain measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) will be assessed to determine the percentage of subjects who meet SCB (3.5 points) where 0 is "No Pain" and 10 is "Unbearable Pain"
Rate of complications attributable to the use of any additional NuVasive instruments, implants, or technologies.	24 months	Rate of complications attributable to the use of any additional NuVasive instruments, implants, or technologies.
Percentage of subjects meeting Substantial Clinical Benefit (SCB) as compared to baseline for measure by overall physical and mental health from PROMIS-10	24 months	Overall physical and mental health measured by PROMIS-10 will be assess to determine the percentage of subjects how meet SCB (6.8 points). PROMIS-10 scoring uses a T-score metric in which 50 is the mean of the relevant reference population and 10 is the standard deviation (SD) of that population.
Percentage of subjects meeting minimal clinically important difference (MCID) as compared to baseline for neck/arm pain measured by visual analog scale (VAS).	24 months	Neck and arm pain measured using a visual analog scale (VAS) will be assessed to determine the percentage of subjects who meet MCID (2.5 points and 2.5 points respectively) where 0 is "No Pain" and 10 is "Unbearable Pain".
Percentage of subjects meeting minimal clinically important difference (MCID) as compared to baseline for disability measured by the neck disability index.	24 months	Disability measured by the neck disability index (NDI) will be assessed to determine the percentage of subjects who meet MCID (7.5 points) where a higher score on the NDI indicates a more severe disability.
Percentage of subjects meeting minimal clinically important difference (MCID) as compared to baseline measured by overall physical and mental health from PROMIS-10.	24 months	Overall physical and mental health measured by PROMIS-10 will be assessed to determine the percentage of subjects who meet MCID (5 points). PROMIS-10 scoring uses a T-score metric in which 50 is the mean of a relevant reference population and 10 is the standard deviation (SD) of that population.
Percentage of subjects meeting Substantial clinical benefit (SCB) as compared to baseline for disability measured by the neck disability index (NDI).	24 months	Disability measured by the neck disability index (NDI) will be assessed to determine the percentage of subjects who meet SCB (9.5 points) where a higher score on the NDI indicates a more severe disability.

Trial Locations

Locations (7)

Mass General Brigham; 🇺🇸 Somerville, Massachusetts, United States

Orthopedic Specialty Institute; 🇺🇸 Orange, California, United States

Duke University; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States

Columbia Orthopedic Group Research; 🇺🇸 Columbia, Missouri, United States

Summa Health; 🇺🇸 Akron, Ohio, United States

University of Virginia; 🇺🇸 Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Hartford Healthcare Bone and Joint Institute; 🇺🇸 Hartford, Connecticut, United States