Test bone putty for back fusion versus bone graft alternatives
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study compares a ready-to-use bone putty to standard bone graft materials (with or without your own bone) during back fusion surgery for unstable lower back problems. It looks at whether the putty works as well or better to help the bones fuse and heal.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re 18 or older and can understand the study and sign consent
- Your back condition needs a fusion to make unstable spine joints stable (posterolateral lumbar or thoraco-lumbar, up to two levels)
- Your spine instability is confirmed by certain test findings (like x-ray instability, disc height loss, vertebra slipping, or other listed signs)
- If you’re having elective surgery, you tried non-surgical treatments for at least 3 months first (unless your instability is from urgent trauma)
- You can’t need more than a two-level fusion or likely need another procedure within 1 year
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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