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The European Robotic Spinal Instrumentation (EUROSPIN) Study

NCT03398915 · Marc Schröder · Updated 21 Oct 2026

What is being tested
Transpedicular Instrumentation
For
Degenerative Disc Disease; Spondylolisthesis; Spinal Stenosis; Recurrent Disc Herniation; Spondylodiskitis; Spinal Tumor; Spinal Metastases
Kind of study
Watches patients without assigning a treatment. No drug phase (a device or procedure study).
Who can join
Ages 18 years and older. About 932 people. The full rules are on the registry page.
Where
Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland (12 sites)
When
Starts or started 1 Jan 2019, ends 1 May 2026. Registered 16 Jan 2018.
Results
Posted on the registry on 31 March 2026.

In the researchers' words

In a multinational prospective study, preoperative, intraoperative, perioperative and follow-up data on patients receiving thoracolumbar pedicle screw placement for degenerative disease or infections or tumors will be collected. The three arms consist of robot-guided (RG), navigated (NV), or freehand (FH) screw insertion.
ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03398915

Sites

  • Medical University of InnsbruckInnsbruck, Austria
  • La Pitié Salpetrière HospitalParis, France
  • Ortho-Klinik DortmundDortmund, Germany
  • Universitätsmedizin GöttingenGöttingen, Germany
  • Klinikum Rechts der IsarMunich, Germany
  • M. Bufalini HospitalCesena, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di FerraraFerrara, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera PapardoMessina, Italy
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Sant'Andrea di RomaRoma, Italy
  • Bergman ClinicsNaarden, Netherlands
  • Hospital Universitario La PazMadrid, Spain
  • HUG GenevaGeneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland