New bone graft could improve spinal fusion outcomes
NCT ID NCT06686017
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a special bone graft called Virtuos in people having spinal fusion surgery for degenerative disc disease. The goal is to see if it helps the bones heal together better and reduces pain and disability. About 150 adults will take part, and the study will compare their results to past patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2025
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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
The study population are patients with degenerative disc disease of the lumbar spine at one or two levels who are considered to be candidates for spinal fusion surgery by their attending physician/surgeon.
- 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: Subject must be 18 years of age (≥ 18 years) or older at the time of consent. * Subject must undergo lumbar interbody fusion study at 1-2 contiguous levels. * Virtuos must be the primary bone graft (≥ 50% of the total graft volume) and may be augmented with autograft or cortical or cancellous bone chips. * Subject must be willing and able to sign an informed consent document. * Subject must be willing and able to return for all follow-up visits, agree to participate in postoperative clinical and radiographic evaluations, and comply with the required study protocol.- Exclusion Criteria: * Subject is under 18 years of age (\<18) at the time of consent. * Subject has had prior lumbar spine fusion surgery at any level. * Subject has greater than grade 1 spondylolisthesis of the lumbar spine. Subject is currently undergoing treatment for malignancy or has undergone treatment for malignancy in the past 5 years (benign skin cancer is permitted) * Subject has an active local or systemic infection or is undergoing adjunctive treatment for local or systemic infection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
The full official record for this study. This one lists no contact details, but it is the first place any would appear.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lowcountry Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine
North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Michigan Orthopedic Surgeons
Southfield, Michigan, 48033, United States
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Northern Rockies Orthopaedics
Missoula, Montana, 59804, United States
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OrthoSC
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 29579, United States
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Pinehurst Surgical Clinic
Pinehurst, North Carolina, 28374, United States
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South Bend Orthopaedics
South Bend, Indiana, 46635, United States
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South Carolina Sports Medicine
North Charleston, South Carolina, 29406, United States
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Tuckahoe Orthopaedics
Richmond, Virginia, 23226, United States
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Frisco, Texas, 75033, United States
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