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Status unknownNCT05487690Updated Nov 1, 2022

Application of 3D Printing Guide Plate in Spinal Minimally Invasive and Interventional Surgeries

An interventional study of 3D printing guide plate and Conventional guidance in Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Spinal Stenosis and Radiculopathy, sponsored by Peking University Third Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-11-01.

Sponsored by Peking University Third Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Jul 2022), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

Application of 3D printing guide plate in spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgeries

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This study applies 3D-printed customized guide plate in assisting the accurate puncture in endoscopic spinal surgery, radiofrequency ablation of the medial branch of the dorsal ramus or sensory ganglion or joint, disc coblation nucleoplasty, etc. in patients with low back pain, lumbosacral radicular pain, joint pain, perineal pain and pelvic pain. This technique can shorten reduce the intra-operative radiation, and do not affect the surgical outcome.

This study involved lumbar disc herniation (LDH), lumbar spinal stenosis (LCS), radiculopathy, facet joint disorder syndrome, ischemic pain of the lower extremity, cancer pain, etc.. Spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgeries are effective treatments for these disease. Needle Puncture is the key technology in spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgeries.

In the past when there were no customized guides, the surgeons would place the needle according to his/her previous experience under the guidance of C-arm fluoroscopy or CT. If the position of the needles is not satisfactory, repeated procedure will be performed. This would lead to an increase in the duration of surgery and intra-operative radiation, which is detrimental to both the surgeon and the patient. This problem could be well solved by applying the 3D printing guide plate.

The key processes for the 3D printing guide plate procedure: the model of the spine or bone is established according to the patient's CT scan data to prepare the customized guide plate, then sterilize them for future use. The final position of needle is confirmed by C-arm fluoroscopy or CT.

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Conditions studied

  • Lumbar Disc Herniation
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Radiculopathy
  • Lumbosacral Facet Joint Syndrome
  • Ischemic Pain of the Lower Extremity
  • Spinal Minimally Invasive and Interventional Surgeries
  • 3D Printing Guide Plate
  • Radicular Pain
  • Low Back Pain
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In context

Intervertebral Disc Displacement

489 studies on the registry are indexed under Intervertebral Disc Displacement; 104 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 120 is above the median of 64 across 353 interventional studies indexed under Intervertebral Disc Displacement.

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Lead sponsor

Peking University Third Hospital is the lead sponsor of 745 studies on the registry; 267 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age ≥18 years old,
  2. Pain lasting ≥12 weeks,
  3. The previous failure of conservative management such as physiotherapy, exercise therapy, or analgesic medications,
  4. Pain intensity≥4 out of 10 on the numerical rating scale (NRS),
  5. Availability of computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging findings of pathology concordant with the side and level of their clinical features,
  6. Agree with spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgery treatments, including endoscopic spinal surgery, radiofrequency treatment of the medial branch of the dorsal ramus or nerve root or sensory ganglion or joint, disc coblation nucleoplasty, etc.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Patient refusal to participate in the study,
  2. Pregnant or nursing
  3. Allergies to local anesthetics, contrast dyes or steroids
  4. Significant anatomic deformity (either congenital or acquired) making it difficult to access the foramen as evidenced by computed tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
  5. Patients with platelet dysfunction, bleeding disorder or continuing anticoagulant treatment
  6. Steroid injection within the previous 12 weeks,
  7. Systemic infection,
  8. Injection site infection,
  9. Unstable medical or psychiatric condition
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
120 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    3D printing guide plate group

    3D-printed customized guide plate will be used to guide the puncture in the spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgeries.

    Other: 3D printing guide plate

  • Active comparator
    Conventional guidance group

    The surgeons would place the needle according to his/her previous experience under the guidance of C-arm fluoroscopy or CT.

    Other: Conventional guidance

Interventions

  • Other3D printing guide plate

    3D-printed customized guide plate will be used to guide the puncture in the spinal minimally invasive and interventional surgeries. to help to reduce intra-operative radiation.

  • OtherConventional guidance

    The surgeons would place the needle according to his/her previous experience under the guidance of C-arm fluoroscopy or CT.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. C-arm fluoroscopy times

    Numbers of using C-arm fluoroscopy

    Time frame: Intraoperative

Secondary outcomes

  1. Puncture time

    Time from the first puncture to the last puncture

    Time frame: Intraoperative

  2. Numerical rating scale (NRS)

    NRS at 1 day, 2 weeks, 1 month after the operation

    Time frame: Postoperative 1 day, 2 weeks, 1 month

  3. MacNab

    Patient satisfaction using the modified MacNab criteria

    Time frame: Postoperative 1 months

  4. Complications

    Complication like nerve injury, blood, hemotoma, etc.

    Time frame: Intraoperative

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Study locations

1 site
  • Pain medicine center of Peking University Third Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing Municipality 100191, China
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 1, 2022, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05487690
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 4, 2022
Start date
Oct 20, 2022 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2024 (estimated)
Completion
Jan 31, 2025 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 1, 2022

Study contacts

Shuiqing Li
Contact
bjfdfx@126.com
+86 01082265690
Qipeng Luo
Contact
1293194276@qq.com
+86 01082265026

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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