Moldable bone putty could improve spine surgery outcomes
NCT ID NCT04775537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a moldable bone graft material called OssiMend Bioactive Moldable in people having lumbar spine fusion surgery for degenerative disc disease. The goal is to see if it helps the bones fuse together successfully and reduces pain and disability. About 120 adults who have not improved with other treatments will be enrolled and followed for 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- OssiMend Bioactive Moldable (a moldable bone graft material used during spine surgery)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a better option for spinal fusion, potentially improving bone healing and reducing pain for people with degenerative disc disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study (120 people) and results may not apply to everyone. The device is already used, but this trial is testing it in a specific surgical context, so benefits may be modest or not seen at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 120 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
Who is studied
Subjects must be 18 years of age or older at the time of consent and must have a documented diagnosis of degenerative disc disease (DDD) that has failed to respond to nonoperative treatment for at least 6 months
- 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: * Subject must be 18 years of age or older at the time of consent and must have a documented diagnosis of degenerative disc disease (DDD) that has failed to respond to nonoperative treatment for at least 6 months. DDD is defined by back and/or radicular pain with degeneration of the disc as confirmed by medical history, physical examination, and radiographic studies that may include CT, MRI, plain X-ray film, discography, myelography, etc. with one or more of the following findings: * Instability as defined by \>3mm translation or \>5 degrees angulation * Osteophyte formation of facet joints or vertebral endplates * Decreased disc height, on average by \>2mm, but dependent upon the spinal level * Herniated nucleus pulposus * Facet joint degeneration/changes Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject is under 18 years of age at the time of consent 2. Subject has had prior lumbar spine fusion surgery at any level 3. Subject is currently undergoing treatment for malignancy or has undergone treatment for malignancy 4. Subject is pregnant or nursing or planning to become pregnant during the two years (24 months) following arthrodesis 5. Subject has an active (local or systemic) infection or is undergoing adjunctive treatment for infection 6. Subjects under workers compensation or active litigation
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hartford Hospital
RECRUITINGHartford, Connecticut, 06102, United States
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McKenzie-willamette Medical Center
COMPLETEDEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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San Diego Neurosurgery
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGEncinitas, California, 92024, United States
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University Orthopaedic Associates, Division of OrthoNJ
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSomerset, New Jersey, 08873, United States
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