Intrinsic Therapeutics Announces the Enrollment of the 400th Patient in Landmark Barricaid® Randomized Trial (press release)
Intrinsic Therapeutics today announced the enrollment of the 400th patient in a level 1, prospective, randomized, multi-center clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of its Barricaid Prosthesis in improving outcomes for lumbar discectomy patients suffering from sciatica. The surgery was performed by Dr. Frederic Martens in Aalst, Belgium. The study is being conducted in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and The Benelux with the goal of demonstrating fewer disc reherniations and improved function in high-risk patients treated with the Barricaid compared to limited discectomy only.
"Today's standard discectomy procedure is performed in such a manner that an opening remains in the outer structure of the disc at the end of the surgery. The scientific literature is clear that these open anular defects may result in a 10-15% incidence of reherniation, subsequent collapse and degeneration of the disc." said Prof. Claudius Thome, Director of Neurosurgery at the Innsbruck Medical University. "This randomized study presents a great opportunity to document, with a hi...
