MILD® Percutaneous Image-Guided Lumbar Decompression: A Medicare Claims Study
Sponsored by Stryker Instruments
About this trial
Last updated 3 days ago
Study ID
MILD Medicare Claims
Status
Recruiting
Type
Observational
Placebo
No
Accepting
18+ Years
All Sexes
Trial Timing
Started 9 years ago
What is this trial about?
This prospective longitudinal study will compare incidence rates of Medicare beneficiary surgical and minimally invasive intervention post index procedure, as well as harms associated with the MILD procedure, at 24 months post-treatment with MILD, tested against a control group of similar patients that have had a comparable procedure. This study will start with patients treated with a study procedure having an index date on or after January 1, 2017, and enrollment will continue until stopped by the sponsor.
What are the participation requirements?
Inclusion Criteria
* Medicare beneficiaries receiving MILD or interspinous process decompression
* Diagnosis of LSS with NC
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients that have received a laminectomy, laminotomy, fusion, interspinous process decompression, or MILD in the lumbar region during the 12 months prior to the index date