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A Clinical Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of the VCFix Spinal System for Treatment of Vertebral Compression Fractures
Sponsor: Amber Implants B.V.
Summary
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and performance of the VCFix Spinal System, a medical device designed to treat certain types of spinal fractures called vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) in adults. Up to 8 hospitals in Europe will take part in the study. All participants will receive treatment with the VCFix device. The treatment will be provided according to the intended use of the device and may be performed either with or without the use of a special bone cement. Participants will be assigned to one of two study groups before treatment: Cementless group: the VCFix device is implanted without bone cement. Cemented group: the VCFix device is implanted together with bone cement. The study will assess how well the treatment works and how safe it is. Researchers will evaluate: Changes in back pain 6 months after treatment compared with before treatment. Changes in daily functioning and ability to perform everyday activities 6 months after treatment compared with before treatment. Whether any serious device-related complications occur during the first month after treatment. The results will help determine whether treatment with the VCFix device provides benefits for patients with vertebral compression fractures while maintaining an acceptable safety profile.
Official title: A Prospective Multicenter Clinical Investigation Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of the VCFix Spinal System in Stand-alone Configuration for Vertebral Augmentation (EXPAND)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
21 Years - 85 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
148
Start Date
2025-11-04
Completion Date
2029-12-31
Last Updated
2026-06-22
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
VCFix Spinal System in stand-alone configuration
The distinguishing features of this inetrvention reside in: 1. In situ adjustment and maintenance of the height and angle of the device that allows expansion of the fractured VB in the cranio-caudal direction to realign the vertebral endplates and correct kyphosis. 2. The complex titanium perforated structure with optimized surface roughness that allows possible bone attachment, thereby permitting natural healing of the bone and potentially providing more stability to the device and the treated vertebra over time. 3. The ability to likely secure and reinforce the vertebra without using PMMA bone cement, avoiding all the symptomatic and asymptomatic side effects of bone cement. 4. The ability to connect the posterior to the anterior column of the spine through the pedicle screw component of the VCFix implant, therefore improving the biomechanical load distribution and consequently the ability to stabilize more severe fractures.
Locations (3)
Centre Hospitalier Métropole de Savoie
Chambéry, France
Wilhelmsburger Krankenhaus Groß-Sand
Hamburg, Germany
Krankenhaus Mechernich
Mechernich, Germany