Spine surgery tool tested for better alignment
NCT ID NCT07023393
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to test a new tool that helps surgeons measure and adjust the spine during fusion surgery. The goal was to see if using the tool leads to better spinal alignment and improved patient outcomes, such as less disability. However, the study was withdrawn before any participants were enrolled, so no results are available.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Intraoperative spinal measurement system (Paradigm TM System by Proprio)
- What this could lead to
- If it had worked, this tool could help surgeons better align the spine during fusion surgery, potentially leading to fewer repeat surgeries and better recovery.
- What could go wrong
- The study was withdrawn before enrolling anyone, so no data was collected. Even if tested, the tool might not improve outcomes or could have technical limitations.
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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.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
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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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: * Adult patients aged 18 years or older at the time of surgery * Type of Surgery: Consecutively scheduled patients where the measurement system will be used who will have thoracolumbosacral posterior spine surgery that includes spinal instrumentation and fusion and that consent to the study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients treated for traumatic injury (penetrating injuries, etc.) * Incarcerated persons * Pregnant females * Any patient current in another trial for a new implant or technique * Non-Spine Related Surgeries: Patients who had surgeries for reasons other than spine-related conditions (even if they incidentally involved the spine) * Patients having additional surgery occurring concurrently with spine surgery * Patients ineligible for surgery
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Health System
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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