iFuse Implant System® Minimally Invasive Arthrodesis

NCT ID: NCT01741025

Last Updated: 2017-10-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

103 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-09-24

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes when patients with chronic sacroiliac joint pain undergo either SI joint fusion with the iFuse Implant System or undergo conservative management of the SI joint

Detailed Description

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This study is a multicenter randomized controlled, post-market clinical follow-up clinical trial of the iFuse Implant System for SI joint fusion vs. conservative management. Subjects assigned to conservative management may cross over to iFuse after a minimum of 6 months of conservative treatment. Conservative management does not include interventional procedures such as prolotherapy, steroid injections and/or RF ablation.

Conditions

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Sacroiliac Joint Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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iFuse Implant System

Surgical placement of iFuse implants in the affected SI joint

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

iFuse Implant System

Intervention Type DEVICE

Placement of iFuse implant system via surgery

conservative management

Medications, physical therapy, information

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Conservative Management

Intervention Type OTHER

Medications for pain, physical therapy, cognitive behavour therapy

Interventions

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iFuse Implant System

Placement of iFuse implant system via surgery

Intervention Type DEVICE

Conservative Management

Medications for pain, physical therapy, cognitive behavour therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 21-70 at time of screening
2. Patient has lower back pain for \>6 months or \>18 months for pregnancy induced lower back pain
3. Diagnosis of the SI joint as the primary lower back pain generator based on ALL of the following: a. Patient has pain at or close to the posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) with possible radiation into buttocks, posterior thigh or groin and can point with a single finger to the location of pain (Fortin Finger Test), and b. Patient has at least 3 of 5 physical examination maneuvers specific for SI joint pain, and c. Patient has improvement in lower back pain NRS of at least 50% of the pre injection NRS score after fluoroscopic controlled injection of local anesthetic into affected SI joint(s) (including previous documented test \<6 months ago)
4. Baseline Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score of at least 30%
5. Baseline lower back pain score of at least 50 on 0-100 point VAS
6. Patient has signed study-specific informed consent form
7. Patient has the necessary mental capacity to participate and is physically able to comply with study protocol requirements

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe lower back pain due to other causes, such as lumbar disc degeneration, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spondylolisthesis, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar facet degeneration, and lumbar vertebral body fracture
2. Sacroiliac pathology caused by auto-immune disease (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis) and/or neoplasia (e.g. benign or malignant tumor) and/or crystal arthropathy
3. History of recent (\<1 year) fracture of the pelvis with documented malunion, non-union of sacrum or ilium or any type of internal fixation of the pelvic ring.
4. Spine surgery during the past 12 months.
5. Previously diagnosed or suspected osteoporosis (defined as prior T-score \<-2.5 or history of osteoporotic fracture)
6. Documented osteomalacia or other metabolic bone disease
7. Any condition or anatomy that makes treatment with the iFuse Implant System infeasible
8. Known allergy to titanium or titanium alloys
9. Use of medications known to have detrimental effects on bone quality and soft-tissue healing
10. Prominent neurologic condition that would interfere with physical therapy
11. Current systemic infection or local infection at the SI joint
12. Currently pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next year
13. Known or suspected drug or alcohol abuse
14. Diagnosed psychiatric disease (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression, personality disorders) that could interfere with study participation
15. Patient is participating in an investigational study or has been involved in an investigational study within 3 months of surgery
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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SI-BONE, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Daniel Cher

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

SI-BONE, Inc.

Locations

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OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst

Aalst, , Belgium

Site Status

La Clinique de l'Espérance

Montegnée, , Belgium

Site Status

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Berlin, , Germany

Site Status

Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Bonn, , Germany

Site Status

Praxisgemeinschaft "Leben in Bewegung"

Hilden, , Germany

Site Status

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, , Italy

Site Status

Ospedale Civile Di Legnano

Legnano, , Italy

Site Status

IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo

Pavia, , Italy

Site Status

Aleris Specialistvård Ängelholm, Ortopedkliniken

Ängelholm, , Sweden

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Germany Italy Sweden

References

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Dat KO, Cher D, Polly DW. Effects of BMI on SI joint fusion outcomes: examining the evidence to improve insurance guidelines. Spine J. 2024 May;24(5):783-790. doi: 10.1016/j.spinee.2023.11.015. Epub 2023 Dec 9.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38081463 (View on PubMed)

Dengler JD, Kools D, Pflugmacher R, Gasbarrini A, Prestamburgo D, Gaetani P, van Eeckhoven E, Cher D, Sturesson B. 1-Year Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial of Conservative Management vs. Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment for Sacroiliac Joint Pain. Pain Physician. 2017 Sep;20(6):537-550.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28934785 (View on PubMed)

Dengler J, Sturesson B, Kools D, Prestamburgo D, Cher D, van Eeckhoven E, Erk E, Pflugmacher R, Vajkoczy P; the iMIA study group. Referred leg pain originating from the sacroiliac joint: 6-month outcomes from the prospective randomized controlled iMIA trial. Acta Neurochir (Wien). 2016 Nov;158(11):2219-2224. doi: 10.1007/s00701-016-2953-7. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27629371 (View on PubMed)

Sturesson B, Kools D, Pflugmacher R, Gasbarrini A, Prestamburgo D, Dengler J. Six-month outcomes from a randomized controlled trial of minimally invasive SI joint fusion with triangular titanium implants vs conservative management. Eur Spine J. 2017 Mar;26(3):708-719. doi: 10.1007/s00586-016-4599-9. Epub 2016 May 14.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27179664 (View on PubMed)

Study Documents

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Document Type: publication 6 month results

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Document Type: publication 6 month results

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Other Identifiers

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300134

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id