INTRACEPT: A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Study of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
INTRACEPT: A Prospective, Randomized, Multi-Center Study of Intraosseous Basivertebral Nerve Ablation for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Prospective, open-label, 1:1 randomized controlled trial of Basivertebral nerve (BVN) Ablation arm vs Standard Care Control for the treatment of vertebrogenic chronic low back pain (CLBP). Participants in the the BVN Ablation arm will receive radiofrequency ablation of the BVN using the Intracept procedure for treatment of up to 4 vertebral bodies (L3 to S1). Participants in the Standard Care Control arm will continue on non-surgical standard care and will be offered optional crossover after 12 months of follow-up with follow-up of 6 months post crossover treatment.
The study had a pre-specified Interim Analysis with stopping rules for superiority when approximately 60% of the randomized participants have completed their 3-month primary endpoint study visit. An independent Data Safety Management Board (DSMB) reviewed the interim analysis results and recommended stopping enrollments for superiority and offering early crossover to the control arm participants.
Participants in the BVN Ablation arm will be followed for 24 months following treatment. BVN Ablation arm participants will be approached to participate in a sub study of 3 additional years of follow-up at their 24 month visit (total of 5 years of follow-up).
Control arm subjects who were originally to be offered optional crossover treatment after the 12 month follow-up visit were offered crossover per the DSMB recommendation at a mean of 176.5 days.
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