Status:
COMPLETED
Assessment of Surgical Techniques for Treating Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Lead Sponsor:
AOSpine North America Research Network
Collaborating Sponsors:
AOSpine North America
Conditions:
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to compare anterior and posterior surgical approach in treatment of CSM in terms of surgical complications and neurological, functional, disease-specific and quali...
Detailed Description
Narrowing of the spinal canal by osteophytes, ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament, or bulging of a large central disk can compress the cervical spinal cord and impinge the spinal nerve...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients undergo surgery for symptomatic cervical spondylotic myelopathy with one or or more of the following symptoms: Numb clumsy hands, impairment of gait, bilateral arm parasthesia, L'Hermitte's phenomena
- and one or more of the following signs: corticospinal distribution motor deficits, athropy of hand intrinsic muscles, hyperflexia, positive Hoffman sign, upgoing plantar responses, lower limb spasticity, broad based unstable gait
Exclusion
- Asymptomatic cervical spondylotic myelopathy
- previous surgery for CSM
- Active infection
- Neoplastic disease
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Ankylosing spondylitis
- Trauma
- Concomitant lumbar stenosis
- Not referred for surgical consultation
- Participating in other trials or unlikely to attend follow-ups
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2005
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
321 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00285337
Start Date
December 1 2005
End Date
November 1 2007
Last Update
November 1 2017
Active Locations (13)
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1
Spine Education and Research Institute
Thornton, Colorado, United States, 80229
2
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
3
Indianda Spine Group
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46260
4
Kansas University Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160