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The STAR Prospective Clinical Series

The DFINE STAR™ Tumor Ablation Prospective Clinical Series

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02217150
Acronym
PCS
Enrollment
50
Registered
2014-08-15
Start date
2013-06-30
Completion date
2016-04-30
Last updated
2017-01-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Metastasis to Vertebral Column

Brief summary

Prospective clinical series to gather post tumor ablation clinical outcomes from subjects with painful spinal metastases following targeted radiofrequency ablation (t-RFA) treatment with the STAR™ Tumor Ablation System.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

DFINE Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* The STAR™ Tumor Ablation System is indicated for palliative treatment in spinal procedures by ablation of metastatic malignant lesions in a vertebral body.

Exclusion criteria

* The device is contraindicated in subjects with heart pacemakers, or other electronic device implants. * The device is contraindicated in vertebral body levels C1-7.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Pain1 monthMean change from baseline in worst pain score per NRPS at one month

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in Quality of Life3 monthsChange from baseline at each visit using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy - Bone Pain (FACT-BP)
Change if Quality of Life3 monthsChange from baseline at each visit using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT-G7)
Change in Function3 monthsChange from baseline at each visit using Modified Oswestry Disability Index (MODI)

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026