New device aims to cut spine screw errors in half
NCT ID NCT05565131
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new lightweight device called PYTHEAS ODYSSEE that helps surgeons place screws in the spine more accurately. Fourteen adults having spine surgery used the device to guide screw placement. The goal was to see if the device reduces screw misplacement and is safe to use.
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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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2023
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Patient with indication for posterior arthrodesis of at least 2 lumbar or thoracic vertebrae with placement of pedicle screws at vertebral level for : * Traumatology: fracture with significant vertebral compression or major kyphosis deformity, ligament and/or disc injury resulting in instability, with the need to free the marrow or nerve roots, OR * Deformity: idiopathic scoliosis with surgical indication for increased curvature, thoracic curvature greater than 45° or lumbar curvature greater than 35°, OR * Revision surgery for extension of the assembly in the presence of a possible adjacent syndrome responsible for instability and/or central or foraminal stenosis, OR * Degenerative: symptomatic spondylolisthesis, degenerative scoliotic deformity, narrow lumbar canal with canal release leading to instability, syndrome adjacent to a previously performed montage. * The patient must have given their free and informed consent and signed the consent form * The patient must be a member or beneficiary of a health insurance plan Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with contraindication to screw placement * Patients with contraindication to CT scan * Silicon allergy * The subject is participating in a category 1 interventional study, or is in a period of exclusion determined by a previous study * The patient is unable to express their consent * It is impossible to give the subject informed information * The patient is under safeguard of justice or state guardianship * Pregnant, parturient or breastfeeding
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Nimes
Nîmes, France
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Hôpital Saint Joseph
Marseille, France
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