Clinical trials: Lumbar Spine Surgery
Anesthesia, Airway
Comparison of 3 Direct Laryngoscopes for Tracheal Intubation in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
Hypothesis The use of Macintosh blade sized #3.5 (vs Macintosh size #3) would reduce the time required to achieve successful tracheal intubation and improve the glottic view.
- Trial name
- NCT02955511
- Testing
- Blade MAC size 3, Blade MAC size 3.5, Inscope Blade size 3.5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
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 Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain
Postoperative Telehealth Mindfulness Intervention After Spine Surgery
Lumbar spine pain is the leading cause of years lived with a disability and affects over 50 million individuals in the United States.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04648683
- Testing
- Individual telehealth mindfulness, Group telehealth mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lumbar Spine Surgeries, Cervical Spine Surgeries
Impact of Surgical Theater's Patient Engagement
To evaluate usefulness of Surgical Theater's Patient Engagement 360VR platform in helping align patient expectations and improve patient satisfaction and understanding in spinal surgery consults.
- Trial name
- ISTPE (NCT05334212)
- Testing
- Surgical Theater
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
A Prospective Study to Compare Bupivacaine and Exparel Versus Bupivacaine or Exparel Alone for Postoperative Pain Relief
The purpose of this study is to collect information about how patients feel when doctors manage their pain after lumbar spine surgery using a combination of EXPAREL® and bupivacaine injected into the lumbar spine at the end of…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Lumbosacral Radiculopathy, Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT03514277
- Testing
- Exparel, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virtua Health, Inc.
Spine Surgery, Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade
Sugammadex vs Neostigmine/Glycopyrrolate on Urinary Retention After Spine Surgery
This is an active-comparator controlled study to evaluate the effect of sugammadex compared to neostigmine/glycopyrrolate for reversal of rocuronium on the incidence of urinary retention after subjects undergo elective ambulatory…
- Conditions
- Spine Surgery, Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade, Urinary Retention Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT05887375
- Testing
- Sugammadex, Neostigmine, Glycopyrrolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Osteoporosis
Zoledronate or Observation in Maintaining Bone Mineral Density in Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery to Remove Both Ovaries
This randomized phase II trial is studying zoledronate to see how well it works compared to observation in maintaining bone mineral density in patients who are undergoing surgery to remove both ovaries.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Syndrome, Osteoporosis, Ovarian Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT00305695
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Zoledronic Acid
- Where
- 95 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Gynecologic Oncology Group
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
Opioid Withdrawal
Lofexidine for Adults Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
The primary objective is to investigate the effects of lofexidine in adults undergoing opioid tapering prior to elective lumbar spine surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04126083
- Testing
- Lofexidine Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pain, Opioid Use
Comparison of Quadratus Lumborum Block Types
This study will compare the quality of analgesia and reduction of opioid use, between standard of care and two groups of local anesthetic blocks in different location in the quadratus lumborum plane, for postoperative pain…
- Conditions
- Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT04588389
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection Location 1, Ropivacaine injection Location 2, Multimodal Pharmacological Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Radiculopathy, Herniated Disk
Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet x Open Microdiskectomy in Treatment of Lumbar Radiculopathy
Approximately 300,000 patients undergo open surgical procedures to treat symptoms caused by disc herniation. Among the various surgical techniques practiced the percutaneous discectomy occupies its space since the first…
- Trial name
- PDOP_TLR (NCT01367860)
- Testing
- Open microdiscectomy, Percutaneous Diskectomy SpineJet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Evoked Potentials, Visual
A Novel Method for Capturing the Visual Evoked Potential During Spine Surgery Under Total Intravenous Anesthesia
Spine surgery in the prone position (which involves lying face down) is associated with various visual changes, ranging from temporary changes in acuity (or sharpness) to permanent blindness.
- Trial name
- VEP (NCT02563028)
- Testing
- SightSaver Visual Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Postoperative Pain Management
Phase 4 Study in Adult Subjects Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgeries
Primary Objective: The primary objective of this study is to compare postsurgical opioid consumption through 72 hours postsurgery in patients receiving local infiltration analgesia (LIA) with EXPAREL and bupivacaine HCl (EXPAREL…
- Trial name
- FUSION (NCT03927911)
- Testing
- EXPAREL and Bupivacaine, Standard of Care
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Study of Epidural Steroid Injection (ESI) Versus Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (Mild®) in Patients With Symptomatic Lumbar Central Canal Stenosis
This is a single-center, randomized, prospective, double-blind clinical study to assess the clinical application and outcomes with MILD® devices versus epidural steroid injection in patients with symptomatic moderate to severe…
- Trial name
- NCT00995371
- Testing
- MILD® (Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression), Epidural Steroid Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Coastal Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The Vertos MILD™ Preliminary Patient Evaluation Study
This is a single-center, open label, prospective clinical study to assess the clinical application and functional outcomes of symptomatic patients undergoing the Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD™) treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT00749073
- Testing
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD™)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vertos Medical, Inc.
Surgical Sponge, Retained
Intraoperative Radiographic Detection of Retained Surgical Sponges
This prospective study will determine the efficacy of intraoperative x-ray to identify retained surgical sponges. The recommended practice for finding a retained sponge is by radiography.
- Trial name
- NCT04097678
- Testing
- Retained Surgical Sponge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Twin Cities Spine Center
Chronic Pain
Central Nervous System Amplification in Lumbar Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to learn whether or not certain risk factors and patient characteristics are linked with and possibly can predict the development of chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03444168
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Ultrasound as Adjunct Therapy for Increasing Fusion Success After Lumbar Surgery
Adjunct therapy for increasing posterolateral fusion success following single level posterior instrumented lumbar surgery.
- Trial name
- EXO-SPINE (NCT00744861)
- Testing
- Exospine, Exogen 4000+
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Bioventus LLC
Pain, Intractable, Pain, Chronic
Comparison of DTM™ SCS Therapy Combined With Conventional Medical Management (CMM) to CMM Alone in the Treatment of Intractable Back Pain Subjects Without Previous History of Lumbar Spine Surgery
The purpose of this investigational study is to document the safety, clinical effectiveness and health economic analytics of DTM™ SCS programming delivered through the Intellis™ neurostimulator in subjects with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT06442410
- Testing
- DTM™ spinal cord stimulation therapy delivered via Intellis™ neurostimulator system, Conventional Medical Management (CMM)
- Where
- 12 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Opioid Dependence, Chronic Pain
Perioperative Ketamine in Opioid-Tolerant Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
The goal of this study is to determine whether comprehensive perioperative administration of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist ketamine can increase postoperative pain tolerance and reduce opiate consumption in…
- Trial name
- NCT04220489
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly