New spinal implant shows promise for chronic back pain
NCT ID NCT04416321
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 10, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tested a special spinal implant (the Keos Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device) in 25 adults with degenerative disc disease or related spine conditions. The goal was to see how well the device helped bones fuse and how it affected pain and quality of life. Participants had spinal fusion surgery using the device, and results were tracked over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Keos Lumbar Interbody Fusion Device (a spinal implant made of PEEK-OPTIMA HA enhanced material)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could provide a safe and effective option for spinal fusion surgery, potentially reducing back pain and improving quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study with only 25 participants and no comparison group. Results may not apply to all patients, and the device may not perform better than existing options.
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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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25 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Jan 2026
- 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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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. Aged 18 years of age or older. 2. Primary diagnosis of symptomatic degenerative disc disease (DDD) or symptomatic degenerative disc disease (DDD) with spondylolisthesis (Grade 1), or retrolisthesis, at one or two contiguous levels from L2 to S1. 3. Have discogenic back pain. 4. Suitable for transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) surgery. 5. Indicated for surgical treatment with the Keos Lumbar IBFD with autologous bone graft. 6. Completed at least 6 months of conservative non-operative treatment. 7. Female subjects of childbearing age must have a negative pregnancy test. 8. Able to understand this clinical study, co-operate with procedures. 9. Able to give voluntary, written informed consent to participate. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Not undergone previous spinal surgery at the affected disc level(s). 2. Evidence of tumour and/or malignant disease. 3. Known osteoporosis or severe osteopenia. 4. Known rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or who are immunocompromised. 5. Known allergy to the material used in the instrumentation. 6. Evidence of an active infection. 7. Any conditions outlined as contraindicated in the Instructions for Use. 8. Receiving any drug treatment that may affect bone metabolism. 9. Female subjects who are pregnant or lactating. 10. Current smokers or have stopped smoking less than 6 months ago. 11. Known drug or alcohol abusers. 12. Currently enrolled in a clinical study.
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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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Neurosurgical Associates of Lancaster
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, 17601, United States
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