3D scanner aims to sharpen spine surgery precision
NCT ID NCT05195580
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This early study tested an optical 3D scanner designed to help surgeons align spine anatomy during operations. The goal was to see if the scanner could accurately match a patient's spine to pre-surgery MRI or CT scans. Only 2 participants were enrolled before the study was terminated, so the findings are very limited.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Optical 3D scanner
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve the accuracy of surgical navigation for spine procedures.
- What could go wrong
- This was a very early pre-pilot study with only 2 participants and was terminated, so results are extremely limited and may not apply to broader practice.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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2 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2021
- 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 will be invited to participate from the Principal Investigator's clinic population. All subjects will be identified as requiring a spine surgery that meets the eligibility requirements.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Patients that require exposure of bony posterior spine anatomy for localization as standard of care. 2. Clinically planned for spine surgery. 3. Able to provide written informed consent from subject or subject's legal representative, using IRB approved consent form, and ability for subject to comply with the protocol requirements of the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Language problems that would prevent from properly understanding instructions. 2. Requirement of an interpreter. 3. Patients who are excluded from consideration for the surgical procedure are therefore excluded from the research study. 4. Special populations: pregnant women, prisoners. 5. Minimally invasive spine surgery that does not expose the necessary bone/s. 6. Spine surgery without posterior exposure.
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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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St. David's Round Rock Medical Center
Round Rock, Texas, 78681, United States
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