NCT00432159

Brief Summary

This study is intended to treat patients with symptomatic degenerative disc disease at one level of the cervical spine. The patients will be randomized to the DISCOVER Artificial Cervical Disc (total disc replacement) or SLIM-LOC™ (cervical fusion) to determine the safety and efficacy at 2 years post operative. Follow-up on patients treated with total disc replacement will be continued to 5 years post operative.

Trial Health

90
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
500

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 2006

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
3 countries

32 active sites

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2006

Completed
7 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 5, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 7, 2007

Completed
6.2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2013

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 7, 2014

Completed
1.7 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2016

Completed
Last Updated

October 20, 2017

Status Verified

September 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

6.8 years

First QC Date

February 5, 2007

Results QC Date

May 27, 2014

Last Update Submit

September 19, 2017

Conditions

Keywords

cervicalspinalarthroplastydiscsurgicalACDFDDD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Overall Success

    Subject must show 15 point improvement in the Neck Disability Index from baseline to 24 months post operative as well as have no device related SAE, Secondary Surgical Interventions at the index level or any new permanent neurological deterioration.

    24 months

Secondary Outcomes (19)

  • NDI Success

    24 months

  • Neurological Component of Success

    24 months

  • Subsequent Secondary Surgery Component of Success

    24 months

  • Device-Related SAE Component of Success

    24 months

  • NDI - Change From Baseline

    24 months

  • +14 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (5)

1-level Cervical TDR

EXPERIMENTAL

Cervical Total Disc Replacement (Cervical TDR) arthroplasty with the DISCOVER™ Artificial Cervical Disc at a single level of the cervical spine, C3 to C7 inclusive.

Device: Cervical TDR

1-level ACDF with plate

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with plate (ACDF with plate) using allograft spacer and the SLIM-LOC™ Anterior Cervical Plate System at a single level of the cervical spine, C3 to C7 inclusive.

Device: ACDF with plate

2-level Cervical TDR

EXPERIMENTAL

Cervical Total Disc Replacement (Cervical TDR) arthroplasty with the DISCOVER™ Artificial Cervical Disc at two adjacent levels of the cervical spine, C3 to C7 inclusive.

Device: Cervical TDR

2-level ACDF

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion with plate (ACDF with plate) using allograft spacer and the SLIM-LOC™ Anterior Cervical Plate System at two adjacent levels of the cervical spine, C3 to C7 inclusive.

Device: ACDF with plate

Training: 1 & 2-level Cervical TDR

EXPERIMENTAL

Cervical Total Disc Replacement (Cervical TDR) arthroplasty with the DISCOVER™ Artificial Cervical Disc at a single level or multiple levels of the cervical spine, C3 to C7 inclusive. Training cohort.

Device: Cervical TDR

Interventions

Cervical total disc replacement using a DISCOVER Artificial Cervical Disc.

Also known as: cervical arthroplasty, cervical disc, c-TDR, DISCOVER disc
1-level Cervical TDR2-level Cervical TDRTraining: 1 & 2-level Cervical TDR

Anterior cervical discectomy followed by insertion of allograft spacer and placement of an anterior plate.

Also known as: ACDF, Slim-Loc, Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with plate
1-level ACDF with plate2-level ACDF

Eligibility Criteria

Age21 Years - 70 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Objective evidence of cervical disc disease in 1 vertebral level between C3-C7 defined as (a) shoulder and/or arm pain in a documented radicular distribution resulting from herniated disc or bony osteophytes or (b)myeloradiculopathy resulting from mild spinal cord compression and nerve root impingement
  • Unresponsiveness to documented non-surgical management for greater than or equal to 6 weeks and/or presentation with progressive symptoms of nerve root or spinal cord compression in the face of continued non-surgical management
  • Moderate Neck Disability Index (NDI) score
  • Able to give informed consent for study participation
  • Able and willing to return for all follow-up visits

You may not qualify if:

  • Significant cervical degenerative disc disease
  • Prior fusion procedure at any level(s) (C1-T1)
  • Marked cervical instability on lateral or flexion/extension radiographs
  • Presence of systemic infection or infection at the surgical site
  • Diagnosis of a condition, or requires postoperative medication(s), which may interfere with bony/soft tissue healing
  • History of alcohol and/or drug abuse
  • Any known allergy to a metal alloy or polyethylene
  • Morbid obesity
  • Any significant general illness (e.g., metastatic cancer, HIV)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (32)

Olympia Medical Center

Beverly Hills, California, 90211, United States

Location

Sutter Medical Center

Sacramento, California, 95816, United States

Location

Rocky Mountain Associates in Orthopedic Medicine, PC

Loveland, Colorado, 80538, United States

Location

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut, 06520, United States

Location

Florida Orthopaedic Institute

Tampa, Florida, 33607, United States

Location

Emory Orthopaedics and Spine Center

Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

Location

Rush University/Midwest Orthopaedics

Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States

Location

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

Johnson County Spine

Overland Park, Kansas, 66210, United States

Location

University of Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, United States

Location

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, Maryland, 21210, United States

Location

Boston Spine Group

Newton, Massachusetts, 02458, United States

Location

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

Location

Borgess Medical Center

Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49048, United States

Location

William Beaumont Hospital

Royal Oak, Michigan, 48073, United States

Location

Twin Cities Spine

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55404, United States

Location

St. John's Regional Medical Center

Springfield, Missouri, 65804, United States

Location

St. Patrick Hospital Neurological Associates

Missoula, Montana, 59802, United States

Location

Nebraska Spine Center, LLC

Omaha, Nebraska, 68154, United States

Location

Center for Diseases and Surgery of the Spine

Las Vegas, Nevada, 89106, United States

Location

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Newark, New Jersey, 07101, United States

Location

Southern NY Neurosurgical Group

Johnson City, New York, 13790, United States

Location

Upstate Medical College/SUNY

Syracuse, New York, 13202, United States

Location

Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

Location

Triangle Orthopaedic Associates

Durham, North Carolina, 27704, United States

Location

Neurospine Institute

Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States

Location

North Texas Spine Care at Baylor Health

Dallas, Texas, 75246, United States

Location

Texas Back Institute

Plano, Texas, 75093, United States

Location

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States

Location

University of Virginia

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States

Location

Pacific Private Clinic

Queensland, 4215, Australia

Location

St. Elisabeth Ziekenhuis

Tilburg, 5022 GC, Netherlands

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Bone Plates

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Internal FixatorsProstheses and ImplantsEquipment and SuppliesOrthopedic Fixation DevicesOrthopedic EquipmentSurgical EquipmentSurgical Fixation Devices

Limitations and Caveats

Enrollment terminated early, and beginning in March 2013, follow-up visits beyond 24 months were limited to Discover subjects only.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Lynn Wilson
Organization
Depuy Synthes

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
No
Restrictive Agreement
No

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Masking Details
Participant was masked to which treatment they would receive until AFTER the surgery/treatment procedure. At that point, they were unmasked.
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2007

First Posted

February 7, 2007

Study Start

July 1, 2006

Primary Completion

May 1, 2013

Study Completion

May 1, 2016

Last Updated

October 20, 2017

Results First Posted

August 7, 2014

Record last verified: 2017-09

Locations