# A Prospective Non-concurrent Controlled Evaluation of Open and MAS® PLIF

> **NCT01640977** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **NuVasive** · enrollment: 67 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Open PLIF (posterior lumbar interbody fusion)
- **PROCEDURE:** MAS PLIF

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01640977
- **Lead sponsor:** NuVasive
- **Sponsor class:** INDUSTRY
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-06
- **Primary completion:** 2014-06
- **Final completion:** 2014-09
- **Target enrollment:** 67 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-12-24


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01640977

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01640977, "A Prospective Non-concurrent Controlled Evaluation of Open and MAS® PLIF". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01640977. Licensed CC0.

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