Autopsy report · NCT01560273

Aspen Spinous Process Fixation System for Use in PLF in Patients With Spondylolisthesis

“Will answer study question through other research means.”

The sponsor’s own words in the registry.

Life of this trial

• Registered 1 month after it had already started.
• Ran for about 3 years 7 months before it stopped.
• 25 participants enrolled.
• No results are posted on the registry.

Vital statistics

Status

Terminated

Sponsor

Zimmer Biomet

Sponsor type

Industry

Conditions

Spondylolisthesis

Interventions

Aspen Spinous Process Fixation Device

Participants

25

Sites

5

Countries

United States

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Look deeper

• The official registry record (the source of truth)
• Record history: every change the sponsor made
• Open it in the database

Everything here comes from the current ClinicalTrials.gov record. The timeline uses the record’s dates; dates marked planned are the sponsor’s plans. The cause of death is an automatic, unverified label. This is research information, not medical advice.