Study Stopped
Due to protocol feasibility given the rapid evolution of medical practice for spinal procedure. Data from approximately 65 FUSION study subjects will be analyzed with the intent to create either a future study or registry for this patient population.
Phase 4 Study in Adult Subjects Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgeries
FUSION
A Multicenter, Prospective, Active Controlled, Real World, Phase 4 Study of EXPAREL in Multimodal Regimens Compared With Standard of Care for Postsurgical Pain Management in Subjects Undergoing Lumbar Posterior Spine Surgeries (FUSION)
1 other identifier
interventional
65
1 country
12
Brief Summary
Primary Objective: The primary objective of this study is to compare postsurgical opioid consumption through 72 hours postsurgery in patients receiving local infiltration analgesia (LIA) with EXPAREL and bupivacaine HCl (EXPAREL group) with that of patients receiving standard of care (SOC) (control group) in adult subjects undergoing posterior lumbar spine surgeries where both groups are receiving a multimodal pain regimen. Secondary Objectives: The secondary objectives of this study are to:
- 1.Compare safety and effectiveness outcomes following LIA with EXPAREL and bupivacaine hydrochloride (HCl) versus SOC in adult subjects undergoing posterior lumbar spine surgeries through 72 hours, including time to first opioid and opioid-related adverse events (ORAEs).
- 2.Compare health outcomes following LIA with EXPAREL and bupivacaine hydrochloride (HCl) versus SOC in adult subjects undergoing posterior lumbar spine surgeries, including discharge readiness, hospital (or other facility) length of stay (LOS), discharge disposition, hospital readmissions, and health service utilization.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for phase_4
Started Jul 2019
Shorter than P25 for phase_4
12 active sites
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
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 19, 2019
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 25, 2019
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
July 31, 2019
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 4, 2020
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 4, 2020
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
November 9, 2021
CompletedNovember 9, 2021
October 1, 2021
1 year
April 19, 2019
August 30, 2021
October 12, 2021
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Post-surgical Opioid Consumption in mg MED PO (0-72 Hours)
Post-surgical opioid consumption in mg MED PO from 0 hours (end of surgery) to 72 hours postsurgery
0-72 hours
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Post-surgical Opioid Consumption in mg MED PO at 14 Days After Surgery
0-14 days after surgery
Time to First Opioid Rescue Through 72 Hours or Discharge.
0-72 hours
Study Arms (3)
Open or mini-open surgical technique cohort
ACTIVE COMPARATORLocal infiltration Analgesia administered (with EXPAREL and bupivacaine HCl) in EXPAREL arm within cohort. EXPAREL arm to be compared to SOC arm within cohort
Tubular or Percutaneous cohort (Minimally Invasive Cohort)
ACTIVE COMPARATORLocal infiltration Analgesia administered (with EXPAREL and bupivacaine HCl) in EXPAREL arm within cohort. EXPAREL arm to be compared to SOC arm within cohort
Lumbar decompression without fusion (Outpatient Cohort)
ACTIVE COMPARATORLocal infiltration Analgesia administered (with EXPAREL and bupivacaine HCl) in EXPAREL arm within cohort. EXPAREL arm to be compared to SOC arm within cohort
Interventions
Drug: EXPAREL and Bupivacaine HCl 0.5%
Standard of Care
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years old at the time of screening.
- Primary surgical indication is related to spinal degenerative disease, including any of the following:
- Spinal stenosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Radiculopathy/instability disc disorders
- Degenerative disc disease
- Medically cleared for elective spine surgery.
- Scheduled to undergo:
- Elective (i.e., not emergency)
- Lumbosacral (i.e., L1-S1)
- Posterior approach with posterior instrumentation
- Cohort 1 - Open only:
- Open or mini-open surgical technique with:
- level (i.e., spanning 2 vertebrae) or 2-level (i.e., spanning 3 contiguous vertebrae)
- Primary fusion or revision fusion
- +9 more criteria
You may not qualify if:
- Serious spinal pathology determined by Investigator that might meaningfully affect postsurgical outcomes, including any of the following:
- Suspected cauda equina syndrome (e.g., bowel/bladder involvement)
- Infection
- Tumor
- Fracture
- Systemic inflammatory spondyloarthropathy
- Contraindication to local anesthesia according to the clinical judgment of the Investigator and based on the EXPAREL label.
- Patients who most likely will require patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) pumps in EXPAREL group.
- Anterior surgical approaches, including any of the following:
- Anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF)
- Oblique lumbar interbody fusion (OLIF)
- Anterior-posterior or 360º fusion
- Lateral surgical approaches, including any of the following:
- Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF)
- Direct lateral interbody fusion (DLIF)
- +34 more criteria
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (12)
Yale School of Medicine
New Haven, Connecticut, 06511, United States
Marcus Neuroscience Institute
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
University of Miami
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
NorthShore University HealthSystem
Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
The Orthopaedic Institute of Western Kentucky
Paducah, Kentucky, 42003, United States
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49007, United States
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Carolina NeuroSurgery & Spine Associates, P.A.
Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States
M3-Emerging Medical Research, LLC
Durham, North Carolina, 27704, United States
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43203, United States
Summit Spine Institute
Portland, Oregon, 97225, United States
First Surgical Hospital
Bellaire, Texas, 77401, United States
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Pacira Medical Information
- Organization
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Gary Nevins, DC
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restriction Type
- OTHER
- Restrictive Agreement
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 19, 2019
First Posted
April 25, 2019
Study Start
July 31, 2019
Primary Completion
August 4, 2020
Study Completion
August 4, 2020
Last Updated
November 9, 2021
Results First Posted
November 9, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-10