Research study Program year 2025 Source: CMS Open Payments

A prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and performance of interbody implants for the treatment of patients with degenerative conditions of the thoracic and/or lumbar spine

Research payments

$1,046,788

270 payments

Through program year 2025, $1,046,788 in research payments was reported against A prospective, multicenter study evaluating the safety and performance of interbody implants for the treatment of patients with degenerative conditions of the thoracic and/or lumbar spine, across 270 payments.

Paid by (largest first): Globus Medical, Inc.; NuVasive, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov: No trial number was reported for this study

By program year

6 rows

Year	Kind	Amount	Payments
2025	Research	$303,572	90
2024	Research	$371,267	86
2023	Research	$39,454	14
2022	Research	$184,527	46
2021	Research	$146,956	32
2020	Research	$1,012	2

Breakdown

Who paid Research payments · program years 2020–2025

Globus Medical, Inc. $674,839 176 payments
NuVasive, Inc. $371,949 94 payments

Who received the money Research payments · program years 2020–2025

Duke University Organisation paid for research $246,479 24 payments
University Of Virginia Medical Cente Teaching hospital · VA $212,095 36 payments
Wcg Irb Organisation paid for research $74,338 48 payments
Hartford Hospital Teaching hospital · CT $60,440 5 payments
Cog Clinical Research Foundation, Inc. Organisation paid for research $59,517 19 payments
University of Pittsburgh Physicians Organisation paid for research $54,506 17 payments
Accellacare Us Inc. Organisation paid for research $46,695 21 payments
Hartford Hospital Organisation paid for research $44,359 9 payments
Northwestern University Organisation paid for research $32,569 8 payments
Univ Of Mi Hospitals & Hlth Ctrs Teaching hospital · MI $21,245 5 payments

Usually the institution or organisation running the study, not a person.

What the money was spent on Research payments · program years 2020–2025

Other $6,862 1 payment

Only reported on some payments, and a payment can report more than one category, so these amounts overlap.

Records

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Principal investigators named

7 shown

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