New spine device aims to stop Post-Surgery failure

NCT ID NCT04888104

Recruiting now Disease control Sponsor: International Spine Study Group Foundation Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a new device called the VersaTie system, used during spine fusion surgery to help prevent a complication called proximal junctional failure. The trial will enroll 225 adults with spinal deformities like scoliosis or kyphosis who need surgery on five or more vertebrae. Researchers will compare outcomes to see if the device reduces the need for repeat surgeries.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: VersaTie posterior fixation system (a device used during spine surgery)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could reduce the risk of spine problems above the fusion area, helping patients avoid additional surgeries.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively early study with 225 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device is new, and long-term benefits or risks are not yet known.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Kyphosis scoliosis vertebral column disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ADULT SPINAL DEFORMITY KYPHOSIS SCOLIOSIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Barrow Neurological Institute
RECRUITING

Phoenix, Arizona, 85013, United States
Duke University Health System
NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Durham, North Carolina, 27708, United States
Louisiana Spine Institute
RECRUITING

Shreveport, Louisiana, 71101, United States
New York University, Department of Orthopedic Surgery
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10003, United States
Presbyterian/St. Luke's Medical Center
RECRUITING

Denver, Colorado, 80218, United States
Shiley Center for Orthopaedic Research and Education at Scripps Clinic
RECRUITING

La Jolla, California, 92037, United States
University at Buffalo, Department of Neurosurgery
RECRUITING

Buffalo, New York, 14260-1660, United States
University of California - San Francisco
WITHDRAWN

San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
University of Virginia
RECRUITING

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States

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