Clinical trials: Spinal Surgery
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
Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Study to Find Optimal Dose of Local Spinal Anesthetic (Mepivacaine) Combined With Narcotic (Fentanyl) For Knee Surgery
Prolonged motor block and delayed ability to walk are limitations of spinal anesthesia in ambulatory (same-day) surgery. This can be improved by lowering the dose of local anesthetic (a medication that, when injected around…
- Trial name
- NCT01701102
- Testing
- Mepivacaine (24 mg) plus fentanyl, Mepivacaine (27 mg) plus fentanyl, Mepivacaine (30 mg) plus fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
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
Knee Arthroscopy
Chloroprocaine Spinal for Outpatient Knee Surgery
Outpatient knee surgeries with duration of less than one hour pose a challenge to the use of spinal anesthesia given that traditional agents remain in effect for 2-3 hours, thus creating a mismatch between length of surgery and…
- Trial name
- NCT03365752
- Testing
- Chloroprocaine, Mepivacaine, General Anesthetics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Myelopathy Cervical, Kyphosis Post Surgical
Comparison Between C3-6 Laminoplasty and C3 Laminectomy With Cervical Laminoplasty
Investigators performed a prospective randomized controlled trial for comparing postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes between C3 laminectomy with laminoplasty and C3-6 laminoplasty.
- Conditions
- Myelopathy Cervical, Kyphosis Post Surgical, Neck Pain, Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Trial name
- NCT05006495
- Testing
- C3 laminectomy, C3 laminoplasty
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine
Adaptive Staged Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Spinal Metastases That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies adaptive staged stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT) in treating patients with spinal metastases that cannot be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Melanoma, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Spine, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Soft Tissue Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT02527304
- Testing
- Image-Guided Adaptive Radiation Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Degenerative Disc Disease
Study of an Expandable Interbody Device for the Lumbar Spine
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CALIBER expandable spacer for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.
- Trial name
- CALIBER (NCT02075554)
- Testing
- CALIBER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Globus Medical Inc
Bone Metastases
Study of Denosumab vs. Zoledronic Acid to Treat Bone Metastases in Subjects With Advanced Cancer or Multiple Myeloma.
The purpose of this study is to determine if denosumab is non-inferior to zoledronic acid (Zometa®) in the treatment of bone metastases (lytic bone lesions from multiple myeloma) in subjects with advanced cancer and multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT00330759
- Testing
- Denosumab, Zoledronic Acid
- Volunteers
- 1,779 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Back Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chronic and Intractable Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) using the Precision implantable neurostimulation device for chronic and intractable back pain in subjects who are not candidates for surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT00370695
- Testing
- Precision Spinal Cord Stimulation System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Surgical Remove of Hemorrhoids
Safety and Efficacy of the Addition of Morphine Chloride to a Low Dose of Bupivacaine as Intradural Anaesthetic for the Removal Surgery of the Hemorrhoids
A single blind, randomized, with blinded evaluation by third parties clinical trial is carried out to assess the analgesic efficay of the addition of morphine chloride to a low dose solution of spinal local anaesthetic compared…
- Trial name
- NCT02046772
- Testing
- Bupivacaine low dose, Bupivacaine standard dose, Morphine Chloride
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias
Hemostasis
Safety and Efficacy of Topical Thrombin (Human) Grifols as an Adjunct to Hemostasis During Surgery
This purpose of this clinical trial was to study the safety and efficacy of Topical Thrombin (Human) Grifols as an add-on treatment to help stop bleeding during vascular, liver, soft tissue, and spinal surgical procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT02014402
- Testing
- Human thrombin, Bovine thrombin
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Grifols, S.A.
Diabetes, Cervical Myelopathy
Diabetes and Glycosylation in Cervical Spondylosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the relevant significance of diabetes on cervical disc degeneration, and correlate diabetic control (HgbA1C) with disc glycosylation profile in patients undergoing anterior cervical…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis
- Trial name
- NCT02758899
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
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
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Methadone vs Magnesium in Spinal Fusion
Significant pain may occur following posterior spinal fusion despite the use of conventionally accepted techniques including patient controlled analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01795495
- Testing
- Methadone hydrochloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Remifentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Cognitive Dysfunction
Effect of Intraoperative Dexmedetomidine on Early Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
This study will aim to identify the impact of Intraoperative dexmedetomidine infusion on POCD assessed by the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) in geriatric patients above 60 years undergoing hip surgery under spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT03793751
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Injection
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal surgical approach (ventral vs dorsal) for patients with multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
- Trial name
- NCT02076113
- Testing
- Ventral (Front) decompression with Fusion, Dorsal (Back) Decompression with Fusion, Dorsal (back) Laminoplasty
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Lahey Clinic
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Obstetric Surgical Procedures
Spinal Morphine vs. Hydromorphone for Pain Control After Cesarean Delivery
Intrathecal (IT) opioids are commonly administered with local anesthetic during spinal anesthesia for post-Cesarean delivery analgesia. Traditionally, IT morphine has been used but the use of IT hydromorphone is growing.
- Trial name
- NCT02789410
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Blood Loss, Surgical
Evaluation of Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) During Spinal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of ROTEM, during spinal surgery is effective on diminishing the total blood loss and the risk of Allogenic Transfusion of Blood Products vs control cases without ROTEM…
- Trial name
- ROTEM_SPINE (NCT02740374)
- Testing
- ROTEM, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Constipation
Naloxegol for the Prevention of Constipation in Postoperative Spinal Surgery Patients
Constipation is a known complication of the postoperative period after spinal surgery, where prescription pain medicines called opioids are traditionally used in high doses for the treatment of surgery-related pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02946580
- Testing
- MOVANTIK™ (naloxegol), Sugar Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital