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NCT01124006 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 2

A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Intradiscal rhGDF-5 (Single Administration) for the Treatment of Early Stage Lumbar Disc Degeneration

A Phase 2 study, sponsored by DePuy Spine.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
24
Enrollment target

NCT01124006: Completed Phase 2 study, sponsored by DePuy Spine.

NCT01124006 is a Phase 2 study that has completed, run by DePuy Spine. The registered enrollment target is 24 participants, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (82% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT01124006, a Phase 2 study, has completed, sponsored by DePuy Spine.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 2
Development phase
24 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Study to show the safety and tolerability of Intradiscal rhGDF-5 in subjects with early lumbar disc degeneration

Primary Outcome

Neurological Assessment for Motor Function and Reflexes/Sensory- Number of patients with Clinically Significant Abnormal results at 12 months. For Motor Function, Clinically Significant Abnormal results are determined by the surgeon investigator and are further classified by grade: 0= No Movement, 1= Flicker/trace of contraction, 2=Active movement when gravity removed, 3= Active movement against gravity, 4= Active Movement against gravity and resistance. For Reflexes/Sensory, Clinically Signif

Interventions

  • DRUG Intradiscal rhGDF-5
  • OTHER Water for injection

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 24 participants
Start Date 2010-01
Est. Completion 2014-09
Phase Phase 2
DePuy Spine

5 total trials

What the finished NCT01124006 record still lists

NCT01124006 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 24 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 133-participant average among 30,622 other Phase 2 trials with a reported enrollment target (82% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Intradiscal rhGDF-5 is the first listed.

NCT01124006 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT01124006 about?

NCT01124006 is a clinical study titled "A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo Controlled, Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability and Preliminary Effectiveness of 2 Doses of Intradiscal rhGDF-5 (Single Administration) for the Treatment of Early Stage Lumbar Disc Degeneration". Study to show the safety and tolerability of Intradiscal rhGDF-5 in subjects with early lumbar disc degeneration

What is the current status of trial NCT01124006?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 2 study. The enrollment target is 24 participants. The study started on 2010-01. Estimated completion is 2014-09.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT01124006?

The interventions under investigation include: Intradiscal rhGDF-5 (DRUG), Water for injection (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT01124006?

This trial is sponsored by DePuy Spine, which has 5 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT01124006's enrollment target sits among peer trials

24 1756th of 2000 higher than 217 of 2,000 other Phase 2 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01124006, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT01124006 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.