Study of the ReGelTec HYDRAFIL System

NCT ID: NCT04984629

Last Updated: 2026-02-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

35 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-04

Study Completion Date

2025-10-30

Brief Summary

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A study designed to treat patients with back pain associated with degenerative lumbar disc disease.

Detailed Description

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This study is designed to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the ReGelTec HYDRAFIL System in subjects with axial low back pain (LBP) due to degenerative disc disease (DDD) who continue to have severe back pain and dysfunction after at least six (6) months of conservative care.

The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy the HYDRAFIL System.

Conditions

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Degenerative Disc Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

All subjects will receive the HYDRAFIL implant
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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HYDRAFIL Implant

Polymer Implant of HYDRAFIL into a one or two lumbar intervertebral discs

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HYDRAFIL

Intervention Type DEVICE

The HYDRAFIL System contains the following items: the Delivery System and the Pressure Gauge. The HYDRAFIL implant is contained within a pre-filled syringe that is inserted into the delivery system housing during the manufacturing process. The implant is heated within the delivery system prior to use to ensure a flowable implant that can be injected through a standard coaxial needle.

Interventions

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HYDRAFIL

The HYDRAFIL System contains the following items: the Delivery System and the Pressure Gauge. The HYDRAFIL implant is contained within a pre-filled syringe that is inserted into the delivery system housing during the manufacturing process. The implant is heated within the delivery system prior to use to ensure a flowable implant that can be injected through a standard coaxial needle.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Present with predominant low back pain and symptoms of DDD of the lumbar region of at least 6 months duration
* Failure to have their symptoms resolve or reduce following 6 months conservative care (pain medication and/or physical therapy)
* Male or female patients aged 22 to 80 years, inclusive
* Presence of DDD on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan with global disc degeneration. Modified Pfirrmann grades 5 to 8 as characterized by MRI
* The presence of one or two symptomatic discs exhibiting degeneration contained within a competent outer annulus as determined by MRI and provocative discography and/or anaesthetic discography at L1-S1
* Patients who are legally competent and able to understand the nature, scope and aim of the clinical investigation
* Signed an informed subject consent form in a language in which they are fluent

Exclusion Criteria

* History of or current systemic or local infection
* Annular tear or defect that shows free contrast extravasation into the epidural space during or after discography
* Presence of disc herniation that accounts for the majority of the patient's symptoms
* Subjects with Modic type 3 changes
* Subjects with trans-endplate disc herniations or Schmorl's nodes
* Neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis
* Previous back surgery at the target level of the lumbar spine
* Evidence of severe compression of cauda equina
* Spinal segmental instability (spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis: Grade \>1), spinal canal stenosis, isthmus pathology, scoliosis \[Cobb angle \>20 at the incident level\] and other deformity conditions that may compromise the study
* Subjects with arachnoiditis
* Subjects who are prisoners or wards of the courts
* Subjects involved in active litigation including worker's compensation cases
* Subjects with low back pain of non-spinal or unknown etiology
* Subjects with severe osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease
* Subjects who have a history of or are current abusers of alcohol or drugs (using definition criteria from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V))
* If female, patients who are pregnant or are trying to become pregnant during the course of the trial. (due to risks of additional radiation exposures)
* Failure to understand informed consent or participation in any other clinical study
* Body Mass index (BMI) greater than 40
* Patients with active tumors in the spinal region
* Patients who have been diagnosed to diabetes mellitus
* Patients who have a sensitivity or allergy to the implant materials
Minimum Eligible Age

22 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

80 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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ReGelTec, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Olivier Clerk-Lamalice, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FIPP

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Beam Interventional & Diagnostic Imaging

Locations

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Beam Interventional & Diagnostic Imaging

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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RGOUS -1000CAN

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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