Clinical trials: Spine Fusion
Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar Region
Midline Versus Paramedian Approaches in Treating Degenerative Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
For the increasing numbers of patients undergoing fusion procedures for the degenerative lumbar spine, infection and re-operation can negatively impact outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03344484
- Testing
- Surgical approach
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy
Long-term Follow-up Motion Analysis of ACD Versus ACDA
Rationale: Cervical degenerative disc disease (CDDD) is a common cause of cervical radiculopathy, myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy.
- Conditions
- Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Radiculopathy, Spinal Stenosis, Spinal Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04545983
- Testing
- Motion Analysis
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Zuyderland Medisch Centrum
Trauma, Nervous System
Intrathecal Morphine on Transcranial Electric Motor-Evoked Potentials
Patients undergoing posterior spinal fusion (PSF) procedures for scoliosis are at risk for iatrogenic neurologic injury of the spinal cord and/or spinal nerve roots during surgical correction of the abnormal spinal curvature.
- Trial name
- EIM (NCT00596609)
- Testing
- Intrathecal Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Fusions Steroid Study
Current efforts to improve pain alleviation focus on non-opioid pharmaceuticals. Intravenous perioperative corticosteroid administration has been suggested as an alternative method for post-operative pain control.
- Trial name
- SFSS (NCT05287035)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone injection, Saline injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin