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The Use of PRP and BMC in Patients With Internal Disc Disruption Multicenter Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients With Internal Disc Disruption

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Internal Disc Disruption
Interventions
Procedure: Intradiscal PRP & BMC Injections
Registration Number
NCT04102761
Lead Sponsor
Annu Navani
Brief Summary

The condition being studied is chronic low back or leg pain in patients with internal disc disruption (IDD). The intervention to be studied is the intradiscal delivery of autologous Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) or bone marrow concentrate (BMC) into the nucleus pulposus of the disrupted disc(s).

Detailed Description

This multi-center randomized controlled pilot trial will be the first to evaluate the response of PRP and BMC for discogenic pain by direct comparison. The investigators propose to incorporate a crossover design that compares placebo to two treatment modalities (i.e. Neutrophil-Poor PRP \[NP-PRP\] and BMC).

If the investigators can demonstrate statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in study's primary and secondary outcome measures, this study will have identified a natural, effective and sustainable treatment for discogenic back pain that currently accounts for the highest level of disability in US. This will help guide physicians in the choice of care between surgical and conservative treatment options when treating patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
45
Inclusion Criteria
  • A high index of suspicion for discogenic pain, i.e. painful degenerative discs with or without contained protrusions
  • Age greater than 18 and less than 70 years
  • Maintained intervertebral disc heights of at least 50%
  • Pain not generated from facet joints, sacro-iliac joints or any pathology other than discogenic origin.
  • Pain is not responsive to conservative treatment measures (oral medications, epidural steroid injections, physical therapy)
  • Pain persists for an extended period of time (i.e., at least 3 months)
  • High intensity zone (HIZ) in annular fissure detected on T2 or STIR MRI, degenerated discs or contained disc protrusions.
  • No evidence of contraindications to undergo procedure such as pregnancy, active infection, bleeding disorder, or metastatic cancer
  • English speaking
Exclusion Criteria
  • Disc extrusions, disc sequestrations, severe spinal stenosis, or severe disc degeneration with grade 5 Pfirmann index or with Modic 3 level change.
  • Patient refusal
  • Presence of a known bleeding disorder
  • Pregnancy
  • Systemic or local infection
  • Presence of an unstable medical or psychiatric condition
  • Prior intradiscal procedure (ie. IDET, Nucleoplasty)
  • Inaccessibility to discs such as fusion
  • Non-English speaking
  • Prior fusion surgery

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
CROSSOVER
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Trigger Point NeedlingIntradiscal PRP & BMC InjectionsThe first group will receive a deep trigger point injection of saline into deep tissue.
Bone Marrow Aspirate InjectionIntradiscal PRP & BMC InjectionsThe third group will receive an injection of approximately 1-2 mL of Bone Marrow Concentrate into the painful disc/discs.
Platelet Rich Plasma InjectionIntradiscal PRP & BMC InjectionsThe Platelet Rich Plasma group will receive an injection of approximately 1-2 mL of Platelet Rich Plasma into the painful disc/discs.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Worsening of Disc Pathology with Injection of Biologics24 weeks post procedure

Pre and post op discs will be examined and compared for worsening pathology.

Improvement in Disc Pain with Injection of Biologics24 weeks post procedure

Pre and post op Pain will be measured and compared by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) Numeric Pain Rating Scale (NRS): Measured from 0-10, 0 minimum score (better outcome) and 10 maximum score (worse outcome) Oswestry Low back disability (ODS): Measured from 0-50, 0 minimum score and 10 maximum score. The numbers are then calculated into percentages between 0% (minimum disability- better outcome)-100% (maximum disability- worse outcome) NASS Patient satisfaction Index (NASS): Measured from 0-4, 0 (better outcome) and 4 (worse outcome)

Improvement in Function in Patients with Injection of Biologics24 weeks post procedure

Pre and post op function will be measured and compared by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
HospitalizationPre injection, 1 month post op, 3 months post op, 6 months post op, 1 year.

Hospitalization will be measured by patient's self report.

Spine SurgeryPre injection, 1 month post op, 3 months post op, 6 months post op, 1 year.

Spine Surgery will be measured by patient's self report.

MedicationsPre injection, 1 month post op, 3 months post op, 6 months post op, 1 year.

Medications will be measured by patient's self report.

Patient SatisfactionPre injection, 1 month post op, 3 months post op, 6 months post op, 1 year.

Patient satisfaction will be measured by the modified North American Spine Surgery (NASS) Outcome Questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Nexus Pain Care

🇺🇸

Provo, Utah, United States

Alex Hames

🇺🇸

Campbell, California, United States

Texas Spine and Joint Hospital

🇺🇸

Tyler, Texas, United States

The Orthohealing Center

🇺🇸

Los Angeles, California, United States

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