Clinical Trials

Trinity Elite

Contact

Christiana Booher

434-243-0296

clb6xx@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

Inclusion Criteria

  • Subject must be 18 years of age (≥ 18 years) or older at the time of consent.
  • Subject must be a candidate for lumbar fusion study. The approach is at the physician’s discretion
  • Subject must require lumbar posterolateral arthrodesis at 1-4 contiguous levels (L1-S1) for a PLF approach and 1-2 contiguous levels for an interbody approach
  • Subject must have been unresponsive to conservative care for at least 6 months prior to fusion surgery.
  • Subject must be willing and able to sign an informed consent document.
  • Subject must be willing and able to return for all follow-up visits, agree to participate in postoperative clinical and radiographic evaluations and comply with the required study regimen.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Subject is under 18 years of age (<18) at the time of consent.
  • Subject has had prior lumbar spine fusion at the level currently scheduled for surgery.
  • Subject is currently undergoing treatment for malignancy or has undergone treatment for malignancy within the past 5 years (benign skin cancer permitted).
  • Subject is pregnant or nursing or planning to become pregnant during the 2 years (24 months) following arthrodesis.
  • Subject has an active local or systemic infection or is undergoing adjunctive treatment for local or systemic infection.
  • Subject has an allergy to DMSO.
  • Subject has any other condition that in the opinion of the Investigator would prohibit the subject from complying with the study protocol.
  • Subject is a prisoner.

Follow-Up Schedule

  • 6 weeks (±14 days)
  • 3 months (±21 days)
  • 6 months (±60 days)
  • 12 months (±90 days)
  • 24 months (±90 days)

Procedures and Surveys at each Follow-Up

  • Motor & Sensory Neuro Exams (.trinitystudy)
  • Surveys: SF-36, EQ-5D, ODI, VAS
  • Update Medications X-Rays
  • AP & Lateral: All visits
  • Flexion & Extension: 6 month, 12 month, & 24 month visits CT Scans
  • 12 month & 24 month visits

Payment

Total: $300

  • $50 after 6 week, 3 month, 6 month, 12 month visits
  • $100 after 24 month visit
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