Recruiting

Support Pillow

Sponsor:

Montefiore Medical Center

Code:

NCT07720856

Conditions

Spine Surgery Complications

Infection

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Surgical Recovery Support Pillow

Study Details

Brief summary:

The present study investigates the feasibility of a support pillow for use after spinal surgical procedures, and more particularly, to protect the midline region of the back following spinal surgery.

Existing cushioning pillows do not accommodate the anatomy of the human back nor the requirements of isolating a vertical spinal incision. For example, donut-style or ring-shaped pillows are designed for entirely different purposes, such as hemorrhoidal relief, and cannot provide the desired spinal relief. As a result, there is no suitable, dedicated support structure that allows a patient to rest on their back while eliminating pressure on the surgical site. Accordingly, there is a need for a device that permits postoperative spinal surgery patients to sit or lie in a supine or reclined position without the surgical incision contacting or being compressed by any supporting surface.

Conditions

Spine Surgery Complications

Infection

Study ID

NCT07720856

Start date

Sep 5, 2026

Status verified date

Oct, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 19+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Adult patients who have lumbar fusion surgery, who consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pediatric patients 18 years old and under

Study Design

Enrollment

10 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Participant

Surgical Recovery Support Pillow

Interventions

Surgical Recovery Support Pillow

The Surgical Recovery Support Pillow for Spine Surgeries is a pillow with an open space in the middle in the shape of the spine. The space can accommodate the healing of the surgical site wound by minimizing friction between pillow and spinal wound which can lead to disruption of the sutures and infections. In contrast, normal pillows do not have a central open space in the shape of the spine, and does not minimize the wound friction.

Primary outcome measure

  • Pillow use [ Time Frame: One day after surgery, on discharge day (approximately 1-3 days after surgery) and 2 weeks after surgery ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Pamela C Zuckerman, PhD

13479201340pcabahugzu@montefiore.org

Locations

Montefiore Medical Center

Recruiting

The Bronx, New York, United States, 10461

Contacts

Ananth C Eleswarapu, MD

718-920-2060aeleswarap@montefiore.org

Pamela C Zuckerman, PhD

347-920-1340pcabahugzu@montefiore.org

Principal Investigator:

Ananth Eleswarapu, MD

More Information

Sponsor

Montefiore Medical Center

Last update posted

Oct 13, 2026

Last verified

Oct, 2026

Keywords

  • Post-surgical pillow

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-10-25. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Montefiore Medical Center on 2026-10-13. Recruitment status is synced daily from ClinicalTrials.gov and may not reflect the sponsor's current status. Confirm during your call.