ASCEND: A Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Effectiveness of VIA Disc NP, a Supplement for Degenerated Intervertebral Discs

Participants will receive a single dose, intradiscal injection of 100 mg of VIA Disc NP mixed with sterile saline according to product Instructions for Use (IFU) and administered to the affected level(s), L1-S1 (1 or 2 levels).

"Participants will receive the sham procedure at 1 or 2 levels.~The procedure will be identical to the investigational procedure with the following exception: A 20G spinal needle will be carefully inserted through the skin and muscle of the back but WILL NOT penetrate the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc."