Spine study pulled before it even started
NCT ID NCT01402167
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study was designed to compare two procedures—vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty—for treating spinal fractures caused by trauma. Researchers planned to measure how much bone cement was injected and how well the spine's shape and function were restored. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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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.
- Start date
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Sep 2014
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2016
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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50 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: * The patient must have given his/her informed and signed consent * The patient must be insured or beneficiary of a health insurance plan * The patient is available for 3 months of follow-up * Fracture type according to Magerl Classification (1994) must be one of the following: A1, A2.1, A3.1, A3.2 * Cyphose of \>10° * Spinal pain * Vertebral fracture \< 3 weeks old located between D5 and L5 * If fragments in the canal, they must protrude less than 40% * Absence of other lesions, including cancer Exclusion Criteria: * The patient is participating in another study * The patient is in an exclusion period determined by a previous study * The patient is under judicial protection, under tutorship or curatorship * The patient refuses to sign the consent * It is impossible to correctly inform the patient * Patient cannot read French * Patient is pregnant or breast feeding * Patient has a fracture on an adjacent vertebra * Patient has a contra-indication for a treatment used in this study * ASA class IV or V * Patient has a neurological deficit * Previous spinal surgery
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