Real-Time screw check could prevent nerve damage in spine surgery
NCT ID NCT01232517
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called NeuroVision that monitors nerve activity during spine surgery. It has a new feature that checks if screws are placed correctly as they go in, rather than after. The goal was to see if this real-time check helps surgeons avoid nerve problems. The study involved 60 adults having lumbar fusion surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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60 people
The number who actually took part.
- Start date
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Mar 2009
- Finished
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Feb 2012
- 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.
Who is studied
Surgical candidates for posterior instrumented lumbar fusion surgery
- 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. Male and female patients who are at least 18 years of age. 2. Surgical candidates for posterior instrumented lumbar fusion surgery. 3. Patients who understand the conditions of enrollment and are willing to sign an informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with underlying neurological disease or neurological deficits that are not associated with the condition for which they are seeking surgical intervention. 2. Patients who have had previous instrumented surgery at the involved lumbar level. 3. Participants in any other clinical study involving an investigational device or drug within 30 days of enrollment into the current study.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center
Green Bay, Wisconsin, 54308, United States
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Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, PS
Spokane, Washington, 99208, United States
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States