Low back pain-related healthcare utilization following intraosseous basivertebral nerve radiofrequency ablation: a pooled analysis from three prospective clinical trials.

"Conflicts of interest: Zachary L. McCormick, MD has received research funding from Relievant Medsystems, Inc (paid directly to the University of Utah) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Spine Intervention Society (SIS). Matthew Smuck, MD has received research funding from Relievant Medsystems, Inc (paid directly to Stanford University) and serves on the Board of Directors of the SIS. The following authors have no conflicts of interest: Timothy Curtis, MD, Amanda Cooper, PhD, and Margo Wheatley, MS PhD."

"Funding This study was funded by (1) the Skaggs Clinical Spine Research Seed Grant Program at the University of Utah, (2) the University of Utah June Morris Spine Research Grant, and (3) an investigator-initiated research grant from Relievant Medsystems, Inc. Conflicts of interest: Zachary L. McCormick, MD has received research funding from Relievant Medsystems, Inc (paid directly to the University of Utah) and serves on the Board of Directors of the Spine Intervention Society (SIS). Matthew Smuck, MD has received research funding from Relievant Medsystems, Inc (paid directly to Stanford University) and serves on the Board of Directors of the SIS. The following authors have no conflicts of interest: Timothy Curtis, MD, Amanda Cooper, PhD, and Margo Wheatley, MS PhD."

"Each study was registered on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01446419 (SMART RCT), NCT03997825 (SMART 5+ Year Follow-up Study), NCT03246061 (INTRACEPT RCT), NCT03266107 (CLBP Single-Arm Cohort Main Study), and NCT05207813 (CLBP Single-Arm Long-Term Study). The studies were compliant with Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Good Clinical Practices, and the Declaration of Helsinki, and were conducted under Institutional Review Board approval and participant informed consent."