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HYDRAFIL-D: HYDRogel Augmentation For Intervertebral Lumbar Discs
Led by ReGelTec, Inc. · Updated on 2026-05-08
225
Participants Needed
14
Research Sites
198 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
A multi-center, prospective, dual arm, randomized, controlled pivotal study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the ReGelTec HYDRAFIL™ System.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
HYDRAFIL-D: HYDRogel Augmentation For Intervertebral Lumbar Discs
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Male or female subjects aged 22 to 85 years, inclusive
- Chronic low back pain greater than leg pain with symptoms of degenerative disc disease in the lumbar region for at least 6 months
- Presence of one or two symptomatic lumbar discs confirmed by discography
- Symptomatic discs showing Grade 4 to 8 degeneration on MRI (modified Pfirrmann scale)
- Failure to improve after at least 6 months of conservative care including physical therapy and/or pain medication
- Psychosocially, mentally, and physically able and willing to comply with study requirements and follow-up
- Fluent in English
- Signed informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- History or presence of systemic or local infection
- Skin disease or inadequate tissue at the injection site
- Annular tear or defect with contrast leakage into epidural space during or after discography
- More than two symptomatic discs confirmed by discography
- Extruded or sequestered disc herniation at symptomatic or adjacent levels
- Large annular fissures with disc protrusions at symptomatic levels
- Steroid, intradiscal, trigger point, facet, or medial branch injections within 60 days before enrollment
- Opioid use over 60 MME/day or increase within 60 days before enrollment
- Modic type 3 changes
- Radicular pain greater than back pain in last 6 months, excluding somatic referred pain
- Neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis
- Prior lumbar spine surgery
- History of lumbar vertebral fractures
- Severe cauda equina compression
- Spinal instability, severe canal stenosis, isthmus pathology, or scoliosis with Cobb angle >20
- Arachnoiditis
- Prisoners or wards of courts
- Active litigation or worker's compensation cases
- Chronic anticoagulation that cannot be safely stopped or anticoagulant use within 3 days prior to procedure
- Low back pain of non-spinal or unknown cause
- Substance abuse or chemical dependency history within 5 years or current abuse
- Major psychiatric disorders such as major depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia
- Pregnant or trying to become pregnant females
- Inability to understand consent or comply with follow-up
- Participation in other clinical studies within 3 months or planned during this trial
- Body Mass Index over 35 kg/m2
- Current smoker or tobacco/nicotine user
- Allergy or sensitivity to device materials
- Endocrine or metabolic disorders affecting bone growth
- Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
- Inability to undergo required imaging or discography
- Medical conditions making participation unsafe or assessments unreliable
- Active or residual malignancy
- Degenerative or neurological conditions interfering with outcomes or increasing risk
- Chronic or acute kidney or liver impairment
- Severe osteoporosis as defined by specific imaging criteria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 14 locations
1
Alabama Clinical Therapeutics
Birmingham, Alabama, United States, 35235
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2
Source Healthcare
Santa Monica, California, United States, 90403
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3
Boomerang Healthcare (IPM Medical Group)
Walnut Creek, California, United States, 94598
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4
DBPS Research (The Denver Spine & Pain Institute)
Greenwood Village, Colorado, United States, 80111
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5
The Orthopaedic Institute
Gainesville, Florida, United States, 32607
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6
Southwest Florida Pain Center
Port Charlotte, Florida, United States, 33948
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7
NRSA Group (Florida Spine & Pain Specialists)
Riverview, Florida, United States, 33569
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8
Horizon Clinical Research (Southern Pain and Spine)
Jasper, Georgia, United States, 30143
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9
Neuroscience Research Center, LLC
Overland Park, Kansas, United States, 66210
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10
Spine Institute of Louisiana (The Spine Network)
Shreveport, Louisiana, United States, 71101
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11
Clinical Investigations
Edmond, Oklahoma, United States, 73103
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12
Precision Spine Care
Tyler, Texas, United States, 75701
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13
Virginia iSpine Physicians
Richmond, Virginia, United States, 23238
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14
Beam Research (Beam Radiology)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3R 0N2
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Research Team
S
Seth Kaufman
CONTACT
E
Elisa B Storyk, MPH, CCRP
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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