A Study Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Cartilage Cell Injected Into the Lumbar Disc as Compared to a Placebo

• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01771471
• Recruitment Status: Terminated
• First Posted: January 18, 2013
• Last Update Posted: August 31, 2017
• Sponsor: ISTO Technologies, Inc.
• Information provided by (Responsible Party): ISTO Technologies, Inc.

Study Description

Brief Summary:

This is a clinical study to collect safety and preliminary efficiency information on the use of NuQu chondrocytes (cartilage cells) delivered to the center of a lumbar spinal disc to treat low back pain.

Condition or disease	Intervention/treatment	Phase
Degenerative Disc Disease	Biological: NuQu; Other: Placebo	Phase 2

Detailed Description:

This is a Phase II clinical study to collect additional safety data and preliminary efficiency of juvenile chondrocytes, delivered in fibrin carrier (NuQu®) to the nucleus of lumbar intervertebral discs for the treatment of discogenic pain. This to be accomplished through a double blinded, placebo-controlled study of clinically meaningful endpoints including validated, subject reported outcomes of pain and disability, health related quality of life and subject satisfaction with treatment.

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional (Clinical Trial)
• Actual Enrollment: 44 participants
• Allocation: Randomized
• Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: A Phase II, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Study Evaluating the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Discs With Allogeneic Cultured Chondrocytes
• Study Start Date: November 2012
• Estimated Primary Completion Date: September 2020
• Estimated Study Completion Date: September 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/treatment
Experimental: NuQu treatment; single administration	Biological: NuQu; Allogenic juvenile chondrocytes (NuQu) in fibrin carrier.
Saline; single administration	Other: Placebo; 0.9% w/v Sodium Chloride for Injection, USP

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures :

1. Oswestry Disability Index [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :

1. Subject Satisfaction as measured by subject's willingness to have the same procedure for the same condition [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]
   Success to be measured by the response of "Definitely True" or "Mostly True" to the following: "All things considered I would have the treatment again for the same condition".
2. MRI [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]
3. Visual Analog Scale [ Time Frame: 24 Months ]

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 21 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject is able to provide informed consent and must sign the Institutional Review Board approved Informed Consent Form;
• Is at least 21 years of age;
• Have central low back pain aggravated by movement and or postural changes (standing/sitting);
• Have had back pain for at least 6 months, and have failed conservative management
• One Grade III or IV (Pfirrmann Scale) degenerated lumbar disc;

Exclusion Criteria:

• Current disc extrusion at any level in their lumbar spine; disc bulges or protrusions at any level in the lumbar spine resulting in nerve root compression;
• Severe disc narrowing (equal to or more than 50% loss of disc height at the targeted level);
• Type II or III Modic changes at any level;
• Type I Modic changes at any level other than the targeted level;
• Type I Modic changes at the treated level if maximum height of the changes is 25% or more of the vertebral body height;
• Osteoporotic compression fracture at any vertebral level;
• Lumbar Scheurmann's disease;
• Antero or retrolisthesis ≥ 3mm at any level;
• Currently experiencing chronic pain generating from any other source, which (in the judgment of the investigator) may interfere with the evaluation of back pain, and or disability;
• Infection at the planned treatment site, history of systemic or local infection, which (in the investigator's judgment) may compromise subject participation and/or safety;
• Currently diagnosed with immune-deficiency, which in the investigator's opinion may compromise subject participation and/or safety;
• Receiving any immune-suppressant therapies other than short term steroid preparations;
• BMI≥40;
• Diagnosed with any comorbid conditions including: abnormal bleeding, AIDS, diabetes, hepatic or renal disease, and cardiopulmonary disorders such as COPD, MI and CHF; active malignancy or history of malignancy, or diseases of bone metabolism, which in the investigator's opinion may compromise subject participation and/or safety;
• Has a history of alcoholism, medication or intravenous drug abuse, psychosis, is a prisoner, has a personality disorder(s), poor motivation, emotional or intellectual issues that would likely make the subject unreliable for the study, or 3 or more Waddell Signs of nonorganic Behavior or any combination of variables in the Investigator's judgment that should exclude a potential subject;
• Has pending litigation against a health care professional, except where required by the insurer as a condition of coverage, personal injury compensation or litigation claims;
• Has active or pending workers' compensation claims;
• Has contraindications for MRI.

Contacts and Locations

Locations

United States, Alabama

Alabama Orthopedic and Spine Center

Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35235

United States, California

California Spine Diagnostics

San Francisco, California, United States, 94115

The Spine Institute, Center for Spinal Restoration

Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403

United States, Georgia

Ortho Georgia

Macon, Georgia, United States, 31210

United States, Massachusetts

Tufts University School of Medicine

Newton, Massachusetts, United States, 02458

United States, New York

Weill Cornell Medical College

New York, New York, United States, 10065

United States, North Carolina

Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

Charlotte, North Carolina, United States, 28204

United States, Oregon

The NeuroSpine Institute

Eugene, Oregon, United States, 79401

United States, Texas

Spine Team Texas

Southlake, Texas, United States, 76092

United States, Virginia

Spinal Reseach Foundation

Reston, Virginia, United States, 20190

Sponsors and Collaborators

ISTO Technologies, Inc.

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: Domagoj Coric, MD; Carolina Neurosurgery and Spine Associates

More Information

• Responsible Party: ISTO Technologies, Inc.
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01771471
• Other Study ID Numbers: ISTO-NUQ02-10-12-00
• First Posted: January 18, 2013
• Last Update Posted: August 31, 2017
• Last Verified: September 2016

Keywords provided by ISTO Technologies, Inc.:

back pain; intervertebral disc; lumbar spine

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Intervertebral Disc Degeneration; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases