Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Intraoperative Placement of Vancomycin-impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads Conjugated With Analgesics to Improve Spine Surgery Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

Ganesh M. Shankar

Conditions:

Spine Surgery

Postoperative Pain Management

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if using calcium sulfate beads that contain vancomycin (an antibiotic) and pain-relieving medicines during spine surgery can improve recovery compared to st...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years
  • Able to understand and provide consent in English
  • Undergoing elective lumbar spinal decompression and fusion surgery at one or two levels

Exclusion

  • History of allergy or hypersensitivity to morphine, bupivacaine, or calcium sulfate.
  • Active systemic or localized infection at the surgical site.
  • History of chronic opioid dependence or opioid use disorder (as it may confound pain assessment).
  • Patients with severe renal or hepatic impairment (due to altered metabolism of analgesics and risk of complications from analgesic side effects).
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding individuals.
  • Filling of defects that are intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure
  • Severe vascular or neurological disease
  • Uncontrolled diabetes
  • Severe degenerative bone disease
  • Hypercalcemia

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2026

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

January 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07201987

Start Date

January 1 2026

End Date

January 1 2027

Last Update

October 1 2025

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