New implant aims to fuse painful pelvic joint
NCT ID NCT05870488
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 07, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a device called iFuse TORQ, which is surgically implanted to fuse the sacroiliac joint—a common source of lower back and buttock pain. The trial includes 110 adults who have had pain for at least 6 months and haven't found relief from non-surgical treatments. Researchers will measure changes in pain and disability over time to see if the implant helps.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iFuse TORQ implant (a medical device used to fuse the sacroiliac joint)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a surgical option for people with long-term sacroiliac joint pain that hasn't improved with other treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a single-arm study without a comparison group, so results may be less reliable. The implant is a surgical procedure, which carries risks like infection or nerve damage.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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21 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. Age \> 21 at time of screening 2. Patient has lower back / buttock pain for at least 6 months inadequately responsive to non-surgical care 3. Diagnosis of sacroiliac joint dysfunction (degenerative sacroiliitis or sacroiliac disruption) 4. Baseline Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score of at least 30% 5. Baseline SIJ pain score of at least 5 on 0-10 numerical rating scale 6. BMI \< 35 7. Patient has signed study-specific informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. ASA score 4 or 5 2. Severe back pain due to other causes, such as lumbar disc degeneration, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spondylolisthesis, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar facet degeneration, and lumbar vertebral body fracture 3. Other known sacroiliac pathology such as: inflammatory sacroiliitis (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis or other HLA-associated spondyloarthropathy), tumor, infection, acute fracture 4. Cluneal neuralgia 5. Previous SIJ implant placement, including allograft 6. Anatomic anomalies/defects that would preclude safe and/or biomechanically acceptable device placement 7. History of recent (\<1 year) major trauma to pelvis 8. Previously diagnosed or suspected severe osteoporosis (defined as prior T-score \< -2.5 or history of osteoporotic fracture). 9. Chronic rheumatologic condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis) 10. Current diagnosis of fibromyalgia 11. Known allergy to titanium or titanium alloys 12. Current local or systemic infection that raises the risk of surgery 13. Patient currently receiving or seeking worker's compensation, disability remuneration, and/or involved in injury litigation 14. Currently pregnant or planning pregnancy in the next 2 years (self-reported) 15. Patient is a prisoner or a ward of the state. 16. Known or suspected active drug or alcohol abuse, including opioids 17. Diagnosed psychiatric disease (e.g., schizophrenia, major depression, personality disorders) that could interfere with study participation 18. Currently participating in another interventional clinical trial
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Advanced Pain Institute of Texas
Lewisville, Texas, 75057, United States
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Anesis Spine & Pain Care
Renton, Washington, 98057, United States
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Ascentist Healthcare
Leawood, Kansas, 66211, United States
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Clearway Pain
Annapolis, Maryland, 21401, United States
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Clinical Investigations
Edmond, Oklahoma, 73034, United States
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Comprehensive Pain and Spine Specialists
Shelbyville, Indiana, 46176, United States
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Crimson Pain Management
Overland Park, Kansas, 66209, United States
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Napa Valley Orthopaedics
Napa, California, 94558, United States
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Neurological Associates of Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States
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Nevada Advanced Pain
Reno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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Pro Spine and Pain
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53221, United States
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Source Healthcare
Santa Monica, California, 90403, United States
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St Louis Pain Consultants
Chesterfield, Missouri, 63017, United States
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University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, 40504, United States
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