New grid technique could make spine surgery safer and faster
NCT ID NCT07616583
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a new 'nine-grid' method to guide needle placement during vertebroplasty, a procedure that stabilizes spine fractures caused by osteoporosis. Researchers will compare this technique to the standard approach in 68 adults with a single fractured vertebra. The goal is to see if the new method reduces surgery time, radiation exposure, and bone cement leakage.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Procedure: nine-grid area division method assisted percutaneous vertebroplasty
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make vertebroplasty safer and more efficient for people with osteoporotic spine fractures.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (68 participants) testing a procedural technique, not a new drug. The benefits may not be large or generalizable to all patients.
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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 68 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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50 to 80 years
- 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: * Diagnosed with single-segment acute osteoporotic lumbar vertebral compression fracture (L1-L5), confirmed by typical MRI manifestations: low signal on T1-weighted imaging and high signal on T2-weighted and STIR sequences. * First-time reception of percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) surgery. * Complete preoperative imaging data including X-ray, CT, and MRI/bone scan. * Aged patients who voluntarily participate in the study and sign written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with old vertebral compression fractures or congenital pedicle dysplasia and lesions. * With a history of bone tumors or other systematic bone metabolic diseases. * CT examination shows incomplete or ruptured posterior wall of the fractured vertebral body. * Failure to obtain signed informed consent.
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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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Beijing Friendship hospital, Capital Medical University
RECRUITINGBeijing, Beijing Municipality, 100050, China
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