This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of a device called "Posterior Cervical Stabilization System or PCSS" when used along with posterior cervical fusion (PCF) in combination with anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in the treatment of multi-level cervical degenerative disease.
Degenerative disc disease (DDD) is a condition in which people experience pain because of compression on the spinal cord or nerve roots caused by degenerating cervical discs. Discs sit between the bones of the spine to provide cushioning, shock absorption, mobility, and load-bearing. When the discs break down, the space between the bones gets smaller and squeezes on the spinal cord or nerve roots causing radiating pain down the neck, shoulders, or arms. A surgical approach to address cervical (neck) DDD is to fuse the bones together to prevent further compression. This can be done with or without removing the disc material itself. The most common way to perform a cervical spinal (neck) fusion to address DDD is to come in from the front of the neck, decompress the spine to relieve pain, and fuse the bones together to prevent further pain in a procedure called Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF). Another option is to come in from the back of the neck in a procedure called Posterior Cervical Fusion (PCF). Sometimes these procedures are combined to provide further decompression and stability in the bones of the neck to promote fusion leading to quicker pain relief and return to function.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
236
Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion (ACDF) is a standard of care procedure that is performed using standard instruments and completed with an allograft interbody implant and anterior plate.
Posterior Cervical Stabilization System (PCSS) is non-segmental instrumentation with integrated screw fixation intended to provide immobilization and stabilization of spinal segments. PCSS achieves bilateral facet fixation by spanning the interspace at each level with points of fixation at each end of the construct.
Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, Arizona, United States
Scripps
Encinitas, California, United States
Superiority in Fusion Success in CCF (treatment) compared to ACDF (control)
An individual subject is considered a fusion success if there is evidence of bridging trabecular bone across endplates and \< 2° total angular motion
Time frame: 12 months
Non-inferiority Composite Safety Success in CCF (treatment) compared to ACDF (control)
An individual subject is considered a success if all of the following safety criteria are met: 1. Fusion success - as defined by evidence of bridging trabecular bone across endplates and \< 2° total angular motion 2. Improvement in Neck Disability Index (NDI) 3. Improvement in Neurological function 4. Absence of secondary surgical interventions (SSI)
Time frame: 24 months
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