New imaging tool could sharpen spinal surgery precision
NCT ID NCT07416565
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test a new imaging tool called the ATEC IntraOperative Alignment (IOA) Platform in 40 adults undergoing spinal deformity surgery. The tool helps surgeons see and measure spinal alignment during the operation, potentially allowing for more precise corrections. Researchers will compare its accuracy to standard X-rays and see how well it predicts final alignment after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ATEC IntraOperative Alignment (IOA) Imaging Platform
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help surgeons make more accurate spinal corrections during surgery, potentially improving outcomes for patients with spinal deformities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The tool is meant to assist, not replace, standard care, and its benefits over current methods are not yet proven.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Skeletally mature patients 2. Able to give informed consent 3. Sagittal Spinal Deformity patients as defined by any of the following radiographic criteria: * Coronal cobb angle \>20 degrees * Pelvic Tilt \>25degrees * Sagittal Vertical Axis \>50mm * Pelvic Incidence - Lordosis of \>10 degrees * Thoracic Kyphosis \>60 degrees 4. Or clinically indicated for spinal fusion T10-Pelvis or more levels fused 5. Or adult degenerative pathology requiring 2 or more levels fused Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under the age of 18 years old 2. Skeletally immature patients 3. Active infection 4. Presence of inflammatory spinal disease (e.g. ankylosing spondylitis, Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis (DISH), Rheumatoid Arthritis) 5. Concurrent Spinal or pelvic fracture 6. Vulnerable patient (pregnant, prisoner, inability to consent)
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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NYU Langone Health
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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