Moderate - Severe Degenerative Disc Disease Evaluation of the Lumbar Spine

NCT ID: NCT05516992

Last Updated: 2025-06-10

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

417 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-19

Study Completion Date

2025-08-27

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to confirm the safety and effectiveness of SB-01 For Injection in adult patients with chronic low back pain and related disability due to Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease. The primary effectiveness hypothesis is superiority of the investigational product relative to control in terms of the percentage of subjects improving in pain-related disability.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study.

Study Groups

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SB-01 For Injection

Subjects receive a SB-01 For Injection intradiscal injection per treated disc.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SB-01 For Injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Intradiscal injection

Sham Needle

Subjects receive a sham needle placement for each treated disc.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Sham Needle

Intervention Type DRUG

Sham needle placement

Interventions

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SB-01 For Injection

Intradiscal injection

Intervention Type DRUG

Sham Needle

Sham needle placement

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. 18 years of age or older
2. Back pain greater than 'worst leg pain' as measured by the NRS
3. Diagnosed with one or two contiguous level(s) lumbar (L1-S1) disc degeneration of Pfirrmann Grade 3 and/or 4 determined by MRI analyzed by the independent radiologic central lab
4. Have chronic low back pain and related disability for at least 6 months with at least 3 months of prior conservative treatment
5. Baseline ODI score ≥ 40/100
6. Baseline NRS ≥ 4 points (Back)
7. Willing and able to provide Informed Consent for study participation
8. Willing and able to comply with this protocol and be available for the entire duration of the study, including ability to access the internet
9. Must practice effective contraception during the first 3 months of follow-up (female of childbearing potential and male subjects):

1. Abstinence or,
2. Surgical Sterilization or,
3. Oral Contraceptives or,
4. Barrier Methods (Condoms, IUD's).
10. Patient must verify that:

1. In the case of females, the patient is post-menopausal or is surgically sterile or,
2. In the case of males, the patient is surgically sterile or,
3. The patient (male or female) confirms that they are at a point in their life where they are beyond consideration of having children.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Prior epidural, sacroiliac joint, and facet injections, or facet RFA (radiofrequency ablations) at any lumbosacral level within the past 4 weeks (e.g., transforaminal, interlaminar, caudal)
2. Prior interventional procedures of other types at any lumbosacral level at any time (e.g., intradiscal injection, basivertebral nerve ablation, biacuplasty, spinal cord stimulator, others)
3. Prior spine surgery at any lumbosacral level at any time (e.g., discectomy, decompression, instrumentation, fusion, fracture treatment, others)
4. Prior fracture at any lumbar level
5. Significant neurologic symptoms:

1. Grade 3/5 or lower strength in any lumbar myotome
2. Sensory deficit in a clearly radicular or sensory dermatome
6. MRI evidence of disc height loss \> 2/3 of adjacent disc at any level to be injected, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
7. MRI evidence of other disc degeneration: Pfirrmann Grade 3-5 at any level not to be injected, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
8. MRI evidence of disc herniation with neural compression at any level, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
9. MRI evidence of significant stenosis of the central canal at any level, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
10. MRI evidence of foraminal stenosis with neural compression at any level, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
11. MRI evidence of moderate-to-severe facet arthrosis with edema at any level, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
12. Spondylolisthesis (antero or retrolisthesis) \> 25% at any level, determined by the independent radiologic central lab
13. Lumbar coronal deformity, determined by the independent radiologic central lab:

a. L1-S1 regional deformity \> 25 degrees
14. Spondylolysis at any level
15. Lumbar inflammatory spondylitis
16. Recent history (previous six months) of chemical or alcohol dependence
17. Chronic narcotic use for more than defined as a daily dose of greater than 40 Morphine Equivalent Units (MEUs)
18. Depression or Somatization defined through the Distress and Risk Assessment Method (DRAM) scoring with Zung score \> 33 or Zung \> 17 and the Modified Somatic Perception Questionnaire (MSPQ) score \> 12
19. Extreme obesity, defined by NIH Clinical Guidelines Body Mass Index (BMI \> 40)
20. A QT duration corrected for heart rate by Fridericia's formula (QTcF) \> 470 millisecond (msec)
21. Active systemic infection
22. Infection at the site of procedure pre-operatively
23. Cauda equina syndrome or neurogenic bowel/bladder dysfunction
24. Any terminal, systemic, or autoimmune disease including fibromyalgia, which may, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator compromise a subject's ability to comply with study procedures, and/or confound data
25. Metabolic bone disease (e.g., osteoporosis/osteopenia, gout, osteomalacia, Paget's disease)
26. Any disease, condition or surgery which might impair healing, such as:

1. Active malignancy
2. History of metastatic malignancy
27. Currently experiencing an episode of major mental illness (psychosis, major affective disorder, or schizophrenia), or manifesting physical symptoms without a diagnosable medical condition to account for the symptoms, which may indicate symptoms of psychological rather than physical origin
28. Any planned surgical procedure within the subject participation period (screening through the 12 Month Visit)
29. Any clinically relevant laboratory result on the screening visit Chem-12, hematology, or coagulation panels
30. Pregnancy at the time of screening, randomization, or planning to become pregnant during the first 3 months of follow-up
31. Currently a prisoner
32. Participation in any other investigational drug, biologic, or medical device study within the last 6 months prior to study procedure
33. Receiving Work Compensation benefits or engaged in personal spinal injury medical/legal litigation
34. Patient cannot be currently using the prohibited medications listed in the protocol
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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MCRA

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Spine BioPharma, Inc

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Christopher Gilligan, MD, MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brigham and Women's Spine Center

Locations

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Central Alabama Research

Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Site Status

Evolve Clinical Research

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Neurovations Research

Napa, California, United States

Site Status

Source Healthcare

Santa Monica, California, United States

Site Status

Science Connections, LLC

Doral, Florida, United States

Site Status

Coastal Clinical Research

Jacksonville, Florida, United States

Site Status

Conquest Research

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Conquest Research

Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

Pain Relief Centers

St. Petersburg, Florida, United States

Site Status

Tampa Pain Relief Center

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Florida Pain Relief Group

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Conquest Research

Winter Park, Florida, United States

Site Status

Vista Clinical Research, LLC

Newnan, Georgia, United States

Site Status

Injury Care Research

Boise, Idaho, United States

Site Status

The Orthopaedic Research Foundation, Inc (OrthoIndy)

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Site Status

Abay Neuroscience Center

Wichita, Kansas, United States

Site Status

OrthoNebraska

Omaha, Nebraska, United States

Site Status

Pioneer Clinical Research

New York, New York, United States

Site Status

Meta Medical Research Institute

Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Site Status

META Medical Research Institute

Dayton, Ohio, United States

Site Status

The Orthopedic Center

Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

HD Research

Bellaire, Texas, United States

Site Status

NeuroCare Partners

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

South Texas Spinal Clinic

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Precision Spine Care

Tyler, Texas, United States

Site Status

Tranquil Clinical Research

Webster, Texas, United States

Site Status

Wasatch Clinical Research

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Site Status

Virginia iSpine Physicians

Richmond, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Gershon Pain Specialists

Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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SB01-M001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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