Status:
COMPLETED
Percutaneous Vertebroplasty Versus Conservative Treatment of Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Aarhus
Conditions:
Pain
Osteoporosis
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of vertebroplasty with that of traditional medical treatment in the treatment of painful vertebral fractures in osteoporotic patients.
Detailed Description
In vertebroplasty a bone cement is injected in one or more fractured vertebra. The indication is pain that needs high doses of analgesics. The cement is a well known product called poly methyl metacr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- new pain in spine (within 6 months)
- x-ray verified low energy spinal fracture(s)
Exclusion
- less than 20% or more than 90% reduction of the vertebral height
- lack of pain at fracture level
- no need for continuous analgesic treatment
- patient no able to communicate
- general anaesthesia contraindicated
- MRI not possible
- coagulopathy (not adjustable)
- spondylitis
- discitis
- spinal metastasis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2008
Estimated Enrollment :
27 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00203554
Start Date
March 1 2004
End Date
January 1 2008
Last Update
March 27 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Dep of Neuroradiology, Aarhus University Hospital
Aarhus, Denmark, DK 8000