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Enrolling by invitationNCT05692440Updated Mar 21, 2024

Basivertebral Nerve Ablation With the Intracept Procedure

A Phase 4 interventional study of Intracept Procedure in Low Back Pain, sponsored by Neuro Spine and Pain Center of Key West. Enrolling by invitation at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 84 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-03-21.

Sponsored by Neuro Spine and Pain Center of Key West · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Primary completion was expected by Jan 2026, 9 months ago, but the record still lists the study as enrolling by invitation.
  • Registered 1 year 8 months after the study started (first participant enrolled May 2021, registered Jan 2023).
Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
70
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 84 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is an independent prospective, noninterventional, single arm post market data collection of the patient-reported effectiveness, ongoing safety, and satisfaction outcomes for patients treated with intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation using the Intracept Procedure at a single study site.

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Participants in the study will have three study visits over a period of one-year (one prior to procedure and 2 post their procedure). Study visits will be conducted in person by the principal investigator and/or authorized and trained clinical research coordinators at the study site. Participants will be consented and evaluated for inclusion/exclusion criteria and a baseline collect at the initial visit (prior to procedure). Participants will be followed post intraosseous basivertebral nerve ablation at 1, 3, 6, and 12, and 24 months.

Primary and secondary objectives are based on patient reported outcomes for functional improvement (Oswestry Disability Index), low back pain reduction (Visual Analog Scale), and physical and mental health pre and post procedure (EQ-5D-5L and SF-36).

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Conditions studied

  • Low Back Pain

Keywords

  • Basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablation
  • Chronic low back pain
  • Vertebrogenic pain
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In context

Back Pain

2,373 studies on the registry are indexed under Back Pain; 284 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 70 is above the median of 60 across 1,941 interventional studies indexed under Back Pain.

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Lead sponsor

This is the only study on the registry with Neuro Spine and Pain Center of Key West as lead sponsor.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 84 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult patients ≥18 years of age
  • Patients who have experienced chronic low back pain for ≥6 months.
  • Patients who have not responded to at least 6 months of conservative care.
  • Patients with Modic type 1 or 2 changes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with severe cardiac or pulmonary disease.
  • Patients with active systemic infection or localized infection in the treatment area.
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
70 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Other
    Basivertebral Nerve Ablation

    Intraosseous radiofrequency basivertebral nerve ablation

    Device: Intracept Procedure

Interventions

  • DeviceIntracept Procedure

    Intraosseous radiofrequency ablation of the basivertebral nerve

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) Change- 6 Months

    Validated questionnaire of low back pain related disability. Compromised of 10 questions evaluating the impact of low back pain on activities of daily living. The ODI is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 100 (complete disability), with categories of 0-20 (minimal disability), 21-40 (moderate disability), 41-60 (severe disability), 61-80 (crippling back pain), and 81-100 (bed-bound or exaggerating). Comparison of mean ODI baseline to 6 months.

    Time frame: 6 Months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) Change-12 Months

    Validated questionnaire of low back pain related disability. Comprised of 10 questions evaluating the impact of low back pain on activities of daily living. The ODI is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 100 (complete disability), with categories of 0-20 (minimal disability), 21-40 (moderate disability), 41-60 (severe disability), 61-80 (crippling back pain), and 81-100 (bed-bound or exaggerating). Comparison of mean ODI baseline to 6 months. The minimally clinically important difference is a 15-point reduction from baseline.

    Time frame: 12 Months

  2. Visual Analog Scale (VAS)- 6 Months

    Change in the mean visual analog scale (VAS) low back pain score from baseline to 6-months post treatment. VAS in a 10-point numeric scale with a 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. The minimal clinically important difference is a 50% decrease in VAS from baseline.

    Time frame: 6 Months

  3. Visual Analog Scale (VAS)- 12 Months

    Change in the mean visual analog scale (VAS) low back pain score from baseline to 12-months post treatment. VAS is a 10-point numeric scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. The minimally clinically important difference is a 50% decrease in VAS from baseline.

    Time frame: 12 Months

  4. ODI Responder Rate- 6 Months

    Number \& percent of patients with greater than or equal to 15-point reduction in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) from baseline to 6 months post treatment. ODI is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 100 (complete disability), with categories of 0-20 (minimally disability), 21-40 (moderate disability), 41-60 (severe disability), 61-80 (crippling back pain), and 81-100 (bed-bound or exaggerating). The minimally clinically important difference is a 15-point reduction from baseline.

    Time frame: 6 Months

  5. ODI Responder Rate- 12 Months

    Number \& percent of patients with greater than or equal to 15-point reduction in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) from baseline to 12 months post treatment. ODI is scored on a scale of 0 (no disability) to 100 (complete disability), with categories of 0-20 (minimally disability), 21-40 (moderate disability), 41-60 (severe disability), 61-80 (crippling back pain), and 81-100 (bed-bound or exaggerating). The minimally clinically important difference is a 15-point reduction from baseline.

    Time frame: 12 Months

  6. VAS Responder Rate- 6 Months

    Number and percentage of participants with a greater than or equal to a 50% reduction from baseline in visual analog scale (VAS) for low back pain at 6 months post treatment. VAS is a patient-reported 10-point numeric pain scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. The minimally clinically important difference in VAS from baseline is a 50% reduction.

    Time frame: 6 Months

  7. VAS Responder Rate-12 Months

    Number and percentage of participants with a greater than or equal to a 50% reduction from baseline in visual analog scale (VAS) for low back pain at 12 months post treatment. VAS is a patient-reported 10-point numeric pain scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being worst imaginable pain. The minimal clinically important difference in VAS from baseline is a 50% reduction.

    Time frame: 12 Months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Neuro Spine and Pain Center of Key West
    Key West, Florida 33040, United States
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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 Mar 21, 2024, 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
NCT05692440
Lead sponsor
Neuro Spine and Pain Center of Key West
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jan 20, 2023
Start date
May 3, 2021
Primary completion
Jan 1, 2026 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 1, 2026 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 21, 2024

Study contacts

William Schnapp, PhD
principal investigator · Owner

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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