Table 1.
Study; ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier | Treatment | Blinding | Analysis Set | N | 5-Year LTFU (%) | Mean Age (Years) | Prior Spinal Surgery | Mean BMI (kg/m2) | Single-Level Surgery (%) | L4/5 Level Treated (%) | L5/S1 Level Treated (%) | Mean Baseline ODI Scorea | Mean Baseline Back Pain Scoreb | Preoperative Work Status (% Working) |
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Gornet 2010; NCT00635843 | Maverick | Open | ITT | 577 | 27% | 40 | 28% | — | 100% | 24% | 75% | 54% | 72 | 60% |
ALIF | ||||||||||||||
Guyer 2009; NCT00215332 | Charité | Singlec | ITT | 304 | 43% | 39.6 | 34% | 26 | 100% | 30% | 69% | 51% | 72 | 53% |
ALIF | ||||||||||||||
Skold 2013 | Charité, ProDisc, Maverick | singlea | ITT | 152 | 1% | 39.4 | 12% | — | 51% | — | — | 41% | 60 | 31% |
PLIF/PLF | ||||||||||||||
Zigler 2012; NCT00295009 | ProDisc-L | Singlec | ITT | 292 | 18% | 39 | 34% | 27 | 100% | 32% | 65% | 63% | 76 | — |
CF |
Abbreviations: —, not reported; LTFU, loss to follow-up; BMI, body mass index; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; ITT, intention to treat; ALIF, anterior lumbar interbody fusion; PLIF, posterior lumbar interbody fusion; PLF, posterior lumbar fusion; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale; NRS, Numerical Rating Scale.
aODI questionnaire v2.0 was used in Gornet 2010, Guyer 2009, and Skold 2013, and a modified ODI questionnaire was used in Zigler 2012.
bVAS pain scale (in mm) was used in Guyer 2009, Skold 2013, and Zigler 2012, and the NRS pain scale was used in Gornet 2010.
cParticipants were preoperatively blinded.