New screws could sharpen cancer imaging and treatment
NCT ID NCT06293157
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares carbon fiber and titanium screws in people with cancer that has spread to the spine. The goal is to see if carbon screws cause fewer imaging problems, making it easier to plan radiation therapy and spot cancer return. About 226 adults will take part, and the study tracks how long it takes for the cancer to come back after treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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 226 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2033
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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
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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: * Metastatic spinal disease, * ECOG quality of life of 0-2, * Eligibility for SBRT treatment, * Expected survival time \>3 months, * Signed informed consent to participate in the study, * Sufficient organ capacity allowing to survive the perioperative period. Exclusion Criteria: * Primary tumor of the spine, * Age \<18 years old, * Expected survival time \<3 months, * Eligibility for palliative radiotherapy, * No informed consent to participate in the study, * Pregnancy or breastfeeding, * The advancement of the disease preventing the technical use of implants.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Copernicus Memorial Hospital in Łódź, Poland
RECRUITINGLodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 93-513, Poland
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Department of Neurosurgery, Functional Neurosurgery and Stereotaxy, Dr. Jan Biziel University Hospital No. 2 in Bydgoszcz
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Poland
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Department of Teleradiotherapy, Lower Silesian Center of Oncology, Pulmonology and Hematology
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWroclaw, Poland
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Professor Franciszek Łukaszczyk Oncology Center in Bydgoszcz - National Research Institute
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBydgoszcz, Poland
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University Center of Neurology and Neurosurgery, Jan Mikulicz-Radecki University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGWroclaw, Poland
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