Clinical trials: Spinal Curvatures
Curvature of Spine
The Use of Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Perioperative Blood Loss During High Risk Spine Fusion Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if tranexamic acid reduces perioperative blood loss and red blood cell transfusion during high risk spine surgery.
- Trial name
- TXA (NCT01728636)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Juvenile; Scoliosis, Scoliosis Idiopathic
Digital Health Psychosocial Intervention for Adolescent Spine Surgery Preparation and Recovery
This is a randomized controlled trial to test effectiveness of the SurgeryPal intervention vs. education control to improve acute and chronic pain and health outcomes in youth undergoing major musculoskeletal surgery.
- Conditions
- Juvenile; Scoliosis, Scoliosis Idiopathic, Scoliosis; Adolescence, Scoliosis;Congenital
- Trial name
- SurgeryPal (NCT04637802)
- Testing
- CBT (SurgeryPal), Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Patients Aged 55 or Older, BMI More Than 40 kg/m2
A Real-Time Ultrasound Guided Approach For Spinal Anesthesia
Our goal was to compare the number of attempts to perform spinal anesthesia using real-time ultrasound guidance versus landmark technique in patients meeting predefined criteria for difficult spinal anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Patients Aged 55 or Older, BMI More Than 40 kg/m2, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT01570491
- Testing
- ultrasound-guided spinal anesthesia, standard spinal anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Pain Management, Spinal Fusion
Intrathecal Morphine Versus Epidural Extended Release Morphine for Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion
This study plans to learn more about preventing pain in children who are having posterior spinal fusion surgery using two different kinds of morphine (a pain medicine).
- Conditions
- Pain Management, Spinal Fusion, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT00880607
- Testing
- Intrathecal morphine, Extended Release Epidural Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Idiopathic Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis
Low Dose Ketamine Study on Opioid Tolerance and Hyperalgesia
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish whether ketamine can decrease opioid consumption and modulate the onset of opioid tolerance and prevent opioid-induced hyperalgesia in pediatric subjects, ages 10 years to 18 years…
- Trial name
- KPSF (NCT01325493)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Julia Finkel
Surgical Site Infection
Bacterial Contamination: Iodine vs Saline Irrigation in Pediatric Spine Surgery
This study will evaluate the safety of povidone-iodine irrigation in pediatric spinal patients by collecting pre- and post-operative safety labwork.
- Trial name
- NCT02527512
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, Normal Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital