NCT01442922

Intervertebral Disc Augmentation With Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure

Intervertebral Disc Nucleus Augmentation With Allograft Meniscus With Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Florida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 44 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary purpose of the study is to establish the degree and duration of pain relief following minimally invasive surgery for a painful degenerative disc.

Detailed description

The investigators will study patient recovery (outcome measures) in patients who have had minimally invasive surgery for implantation of human meniscus allograft (HMA) to replace the nucleus pulposus of a degenerative intervertebral disc.

Conditions

• Degenerative Disc Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	completion of the (VAS) for level of back pain	Patients will complete the (VAS) pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 wks, and 3, 6, 12, and 24 mos.
OTHER	completion of the (OLBPQ) for assessment of function	Patients will complete the (OLBPQ) pre-operatively and post-operatively at 6 wks, and 3, 6, 12, and 24 mos.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-03-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2012-12-01
• First posted: 2011-09-29
• Last updated: 2013-01-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States