Clinical trials: Back Surgery
Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction
Study of Opioid Use After Lumbar and Cervical Spine Surgery
The purpose of this project is to assess the impact of an educational video on the use of prescription opioid medication during a 6-month period following spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Opiate Addiction, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- SOULCS (NCT02674711)
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Chronic Pain
SCS as an Option for Chronic Low Back and/or Leg Pain Instead of Surgery
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) with multiple modalities compared to Conventional Medical Management (CMM) in patients with chronic low back and/or leg pain who have not undergone spinal…
- Trial name
- SOLIS (NCT04676022)
- Testing
- WaveWriter, Conventional Medical Managament
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Spinal Injuries, Adhesions
DuraGen Plus® Adhesion Barrier for Use in Spinal Surgery
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of DuraGen Plus® Adhesion Barrier Matrix as an adhesion barrier in spinal surgery to reduce the extent of peridural fibrosis formation and radicular pain in comparison to a control group…
- Trial name
- NCT00387829
- Testing
- DuraGen Plus Adhesion Barrier Matrix
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 347 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter
S0219, Combination Chemotherapy Followed By Observation or Surgery in Patients With Stage II or Stage III Cancer of the Urothelium
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug may kill more tumor cells and decrease the need for surgery.
- Conditions
- Bladder Cancer, Transitional Cell Cancer of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter, Urethral Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00045630
- Testing
- carboplatin, gemcitabine, paclitaxel
- Where
- 128 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
Vitreomacular Traction
A Study to Compare Multiple Doses Intravitreal Microplasmin for Treatment of Patients With Vitreomacular Traction (MIVI-IIt)
A multicenter study to compare multiple doses of intravitreal microplasmin for non-surgical PVD induction for treatment of patients with vitreomacular traction.
- Trial name
- NCT00435539
- Testing
- ocriplasmin
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- ThromboGenics
Glaucoma
5 Years Long Term Results After Standalone CyPass-Implantation
This study evaluates the results of all clinically relevant findings of glaucoma diagnostics 5 Years after stent-implantation concerning the safety and effectiveness of the cypass stent procedure.
- Trial name
- NCT03114059
- Testing
- Glaucoma diagnostics
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Dietrich-Bonhoeffer-Klinikum
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Effectiveness Study of the Drug Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Post-surgery Blood Loss in Spinal Surgery
Hypothesis: Topical application of Tranexamic acid into the surgical wound during spine surgery will decrease the overall blood loss post-operatively. This reduction in blood loss will reduce the need for transfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT02063035
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Predominant Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using the Medtronic Specify® 5-6-5 multicolumn surgical lead plus optimal medical management (OMM) versus OMM alone in patients suffering…
- Conditions
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Back Pain, Pain in Leg, Unspecified
- Trial name
- PROMISE (NCT01697358)
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS), Optimal Medical Management (OMM)
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Partial Edentulism
Evaluation of Immediate Versus Delayed Loading of Dental Implants With a Modified Surface
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of a new dental implant with a modified surface in different loading protocols.
- Trial name
- NCT00782171
- Testing
- SLActive dental implant
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Austria and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Straumann AG
Cataract, Astigmatism
Toric Intraocular Lens Following Cataract Surgery
The objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Bausch + Lomb Toric Accommodating Posterior Chamber Silicone Intraocular Lens used to provide near, intermediate, and distance vision and a…
- Trial name
- NCT01140477
- Testing
- Toric Accommodating Lens, Accommodating Lens
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Vitrectomy
A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Microplasmin to Induce a Posterior Vitreous Detachment (MIVI III)
A multicenter study to compare multiple doses of intravitreal microplasmin in patients undergoing surgical vitrectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00412958
- Testing
- Ocriplasmin 25µg, Ocriplasmin 75µg, Ocriplasmin 125µg
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- ThromboGenics
Low Back Disorder
MMG vs. EMG for Cortical Breach Detection
The purpose of this study is to determine how well mechanomyography (MMG) and electromyography (EMG) prevent cortical bone breaches, or the pinching of a nerve from screw placement, in patients having lower back surgery requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT05352048
- Testing
- Triggered Electromyography, Mechanomyography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francis Farhadi
Chronic Low Back Pain
Five-Plus Year Follow-Up of SMART Randomized Controlled Trial
The objective of this study is to evaluate long-term ongoing effectiveness of the Intracept Intraosseous Nerve Ablation System for the treatment of chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT03997825)
- Testing
- Basivertebral Nerve (BVN) Ablation
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Relievant Medsystems, Inc.
Aphakia, Cataract
Comparison of the Hoya Surgical Optics (HSO) iSert 251 Posterior Chamber Aspheric Aphakic Intraocular Lens to Historical / Literature Controls.
The purpose of this multi-center clinical trail is to determine the safety and efficacy of the iSert 251 for the correction of aphakia.
- Trial name
- NCT01292629
- Testing
- iSert 251 intraocular lens
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Hoya Surgical Optics, Inc.
Staphylococcal Vaccine
Safety and Efficacy of SA4Ag Vaccine in Adults Having Elective Open Posterior Spinal Fusion Procedures With Multilevel Instrumentation
The purposes of the clinical trial are to determine whether the SA4Ag vaccine can prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients who are undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery, and to evaluate the safety of…
- Trial name
- STRIVE (NCT02388165)
- Testing
- Staphylococcus aureus 4-Antigen (SA4Ag) Vaccine
- Where
- 301 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 3,450 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Blood Transfusion
Comparison in Need for Bank Blood Between Patients Undergoing Total Hip Surgery That Either Receive Their Own Blood Back or Not
The study is a prospective, controlled, randomised and assessor blind study that investigate if the need for bank blood transfusion could be reduced in patients, undergoing primary or revision total hip replacement surgery, who…
- Conditions
- Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hip, Blood Transfusion, Blood Transfusion, Autologous
- Trial name
- NCT00822588
- Testing
- Sangvia® System
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Netherlands and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 227 people
- Sponsor
- Wellspect HealthCare
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Susceptibility to
Non-surgical Intervention for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
This randomized controlled trial graduate student research study will explore the effect of non-surgical intervention of the dorsal application of Kinesio Tape for carpal tunnel syndrome, and forearm wrist hand pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03360344
- Testing
- Kinesio 12 inch Tape, Kinesio 4 inch Tape, Cock up Splint and Lumbrical exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Low Back Pain
TissueLink Study During Multi-Level Spine Surgery
The overall objective of the investigators research is to test the clinical efficacy of the TissueLink™ (Salient Surgical Technologies, Inc.) coagulation system in minimizing hemoglobin loss intraoperatively.
- Trial name
- NCT01300559
- Testing
- Tissuelink device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation With Precision® System Versus Reoperation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The EVIDENCE trial is a randomized controlled trial comparing the therapeutic effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Precision® Spinal Cord Stimulation with that of reoperation as a treatment of pain in patients with Failed…
- Conditions
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- Evidence (NCT01036529)
- Testing
- Precision Spinal Cord Stimulator, Back Surgery
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Infection, Spinal Injuries
The Value of Home Chlorhexidine Pre-Surgical Wash Before Spine Surgery
The study team hypothesizes that at-home cleansing of the surgical site with chlorhexidine wipes provide no added benefit to decreasing microbial activity or preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02767427
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Wipes, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University