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Chronic PainNCT04423120

Clinical Study on a Novel Minimally Invasive Posterior Sacroiliac Fusion Device

An observational study of Chronic Pain, run by PainTEQ, LLC at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The PainTEQ study is a prospective, multi-site, prospective, single arm study intended to collect clinical data outcomes data associated with the treatment of sacroiliac disease with the LinQ fusion procedure. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 21 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Chronic Pain
How many people
159 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
13 Mar 2020to 30 Apr 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 21 to 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: Potential study participants will come from the existing patient population of the investigators in each individual practice.

Who may be able to join

  • Age 21-70
  • Patient has lower back pain for >6 months inadequately responsive to conservative care
  • Patient has at least 3 of 4 physical examination maneuvers specific for the SI joint (FABER, Gaenslen test, Stork/Gillete, and Yoman)
  • Patient has improvement in lower back pain numeric rating scale (NRS) of at least 50% after injection of local anesthetic into affected SI joint(s) with confirmed arthrogram, within 30-60 min from injection
  • Degenerative sacroiliitis as SIJ mediated in in the context of either radiographic evidence of SIJ degeneration, evident on computed tomography or Xrays or a history of prior lumbar fusion.
  • SIJ disruption was defined in the study of as SIJ mediated pain in the context of asymmetric widening of SIJ on CT or Xrays or the presence of significant contrast leakage during diagnostic SIJ block
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  • Baseline Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score of at least 30%
  • Baseline Low back/buttock pain score of at least 50 on 0-100 mm visual analog scale
  • Patient has signed study-specific informed consent form
  • Patient has the necessary mental capacity to consent and participate and is physically able to comply with study protocol requirements
  • Patient has medical insurance that covers this standard of care procedure and all other anticipated and unanticipated procedure related care.
  • Patient's physician has decided that the best treatment for the patient's sacro-iliac disease is the LinQ system and the patient has agreed to the treatment.

Who cannot join

  • Inability to confirm that the pain is arising from the sacroiliac joint
  • Current severe back pain due to other causes, such as lumbar disc degeneration, lumbar disc herniation, lumbar spondylolisthesis, lumbar spinal stenosis, lumbar facet degeneration, lumbar radicular pain, and lumbar vertebral body fracture
  • SIJ pain secondary to inflammatory conditions, Other known sacroiliac pathology such as: Sacral dysplasia, Inflammatory sacroiliitis (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis or other HLA-associated spondylo-arthropathy), Tumor, Infection, Acute fracture, and Crystal arthropathy.
  • Radicular pain extending beyond the buttock ≥ 30mm on VAS
  • Has complete resolution of pain from the diagnostic SIJ injection lasting 30 days or more
  • Has had an injection with corticosteroid into the index SIJ within the last 90 days
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  • Has had any neuraxial injection with corticosteroid within the last 90 days
  • Has greater than 50% pain relief from diagnostic medial branch blocks at the L4/5 and/or L5/S1 levels
  • Has had a sacral radiofrequency ablation within the last 6 months
  • History of any hardware placement within the sacrum or sacroiliac joint
  • History of coccydynia or coccygectomy
  • Clinical diagnosis of discogenic pain at L4/5 and/or L5/S1
  • History of endometriosis or pudendal neuralgia
  • History of recent (<1 year) major trauma to pelvis
  • Chronic rheumatologic condition (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis)
  • Any condition or anatomy that makes treatment with the Linq Implant System infeasible
  • Use of medications known to have detrimental effects on bone quality and soft-tissue healing (metabolic bone disease, induced or idiopathic)
  • Prominent neurologic condition that would interfere with physical therapy
  • Current local or systemic infection that raises the risk of surgery
  • Patient currently receiving or seeking worker's compensation, disability remuneration, and/or involved in injury litigation.
  • Patient is participating in an investigational study or has been involved in an investigational study within 3 months prior to evaluation for participation
  • Patient with insurance coverage that does not cover the SI fusion*
  • Implanted intrathecal pain pump

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Precision Spine Care

    Tyler, Texas, 75701

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About this study

Official title: A Single Arm, Multicenter, Prospective, Clinical Study on a Novel Minimally Invasive Posterior Sacroiliac Fusion Device

The PainTEQ study is a prospective, multi-site, prospective, single arm study intended to collect clinical data outcomes data associated with the treatment of sacroiliac disease with the LinQ fusion procedure. Data will be collected using self-report measures including the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain assessment where the participant is asked to place a line perpendicular to the VAS line at the point that represents their pain intensity. Using a ruler, the score is determined by measuring the distance (mm) on the 10-cm line between the "no pain" anchor and the patient's mark, providing a range of scores from 0-100. Other self-report questionnaires will be administered including the Oswestry Disablity Index (ODI) to measure low-back pain and disability, and the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 29 (PROMIS 29) to measure physical, mental, and social health and well-being.

Conditions
Chronic Pain
Medical subject headings
Chronic Pain

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change from baseline VAS Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) pain by at least 20 millimeters

    A subject was considered a success if all of the following criteria were met

    1. Change from baseline VAS SIJ pain by at least 20 mm (Binary success failure composite end point) VAS is a vertical scale, where a higher score depicts more pain (100 mm maximum) and a lower scale depicts less pain (0 mm minimum)

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  2. Absence of device related serious adverse events

    A subject was considered a success if all of the following criteria were met

    1. Absence of device related serious adverse events, (Binary success failure composite end point)

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  3. Absence of neurological worsening related to the lumbosacral nerve roots

    A subject was considered a success if all of the following criteria were met

    1. Absence of neurological worsening related to the lumbosacral nerve roots, (Binary success failure composite end point)

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  4. Absence of surgical reintervention (removal, revision reoperation or supplemental fixation) for SIJ pain

    A subject was considered a success if all of the following criteria were met

    1. Absence of surgical reintervention (removal, revision reoperation or supplemental fixation) for SIJ pain (Binary success failure composite end point)

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Change in VAS

    1. Change in baseline in VAS from baseline at 6 months

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  2. Change in ODI

    1. Change in Oswestry Disability Index at 6 months follow up ODI assesses disability and has 10 sections, each with a point range from 0 (minimum) to 5 (maximum). A higher score translates to a higher percentage, meaning more disability (100% maximum). A lower score translates to a lower percentage, meaning less disability (0% minimum).

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  3. Change in PROMIS29

    1. Change in PROMIS-29 at 6 months follow up. PROMIS 29 assesses pain intensity using a 0-10 numeric rating scale (11 point scale), where a higher score equates to more pain. Other health domains are scored using a Likert scale, where higher scores represent more of the specific domain being measured.

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  4. Change in Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)

    1. Change in Patient Satisfaction with PGIC PGIC is on a 7 point scale that depicts a patient's rating on their overall improvement. A lower score translates to a profound improvement and a higher score translates to a salvage improvement.

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

  5. Change in Morphine milligram equivalent

    1. Change in MME usage at all time points

    Measured: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted9 Jun 2020
  2. Study start13 Mar 2020
  3. Primary completion30 Apr 2023
  4. Study completion30 Apr 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
159 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04423120
Sponsor's protocol ID
SECURE
Status last verified
May 2024
First submitted
4 Jun 2020
Last updated
22 May 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Calodney A, Azeem N, Buchanan P, Skaribas I, Antony A, Kim C, Girardi G, Vu C, Bovinet C, Vogel R, Li S, Jassal N, Josephson Y, Lubenow T, Lam CM, Deer TR. Safety, Efficacy, and Durability of Outcomes: Results from SECURE: A Single Arm, Multicenter, Prospective, Clinical Study on a Minimally Invasive Posterior Sacroiliac Fusion Allograft Implant. J Pain Res. 2024 Mar 20;17:1209-1222. doi: 10.2147/JPR.S458334. eCollection 2024.

    PubMed 38524688

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Chronic Pain, run by PainTEQ, LLC at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 12 inclusion and 23 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 22 May 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change from baseline VAS Sacroiliac Joint (SIJ) pain by at least 20 millimeters (time frame: Comparisons will be done prior to baseline visit and 7-14 days post surgery, 1 month, 3 month, 6 month, and 12 month visits.). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04423120, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 22 May 2024.

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