Status:
COMPLETED
DTI of the Brain and Cervical Spine: Evaluation in Normal Subjects and Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy
Lead Sponsor:
Emory University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Siemens Medical Solutions
Conditions:
Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-70 years
Brief Summary
More than half of the middle-aged population has radiologic evidence of cervical spondylosis (Irvine 1965) and a subset of this population develops cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a condition i...
Detailed Description
More than half of the middle-aged population has radiologic evidence of cervical spondylosis and a subset of this population develops cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a condition in which the sp...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 20 patients will be selected by an experienced team of orthopedic specialist from the Emory Orthopaedics \& Spine Center and will include patients suffering signs and symptoms of cervical myelopathy and with evidence of radiographic cervical cord compression with or without abnormal spinal cord signal intensity secondary to spondylosis.
- 20 controls : Aged matched to the patient group. No history of CSM.
Exclusion
- Any history of significant trauma implicating the brain or cervical spine, including prior motor vehicle collision and history of prior brain, neck or cervical spine surgery.
- Any history of neurological disease
- Dental braces or similar orthodontic devices.
- Claustrophobia
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2013
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
26 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01868958
Start Date
January 1 2013
End Date
June 1 2015
Last Update
July 15 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Center for Systems Imaging (CSI), Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329