Clinical trials: Spine
Spine Disease, Spine Degeneration
Improving Spine Surgical Care With Real-Time Objective Patient Tracking Using the Apple Watch
One of the primary goals of spine surgery is to reduce pain and increase mobility to improve patients' quality of life. Currently, there is no established method for surgeons to objectively track their patients' mobilization…
- Conditions
- Spine Disease, Spine Degeneration, Spinal Stenosis, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04379921
- Testing
- Apple Watch and App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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.
Degenerative Disc Disease
Retrospective/Prospective Data Collection on the LDR ROIA Interbody Fusion Device With VerteBRIDGE Plating
The purpose of this combination retrospective and prospective post market study is to examine the short term safety and efficacy of the ROI-A® interbody fusion device with VerteBRIDGE® plates to treat single and two-level…
- Trial name
- NCT02104141
- Testing
- ROIA Interbody Cage with VerteBRIDGE plating
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- LDR Spine USA
Scoliosis
Susceptibility of Motor-Evoked Potentials to Varying Targeted Blood Levels of Dexmedetomidine
Reduction of the spinal cord injuries during scoliosis surgery is a major goal of the anesthesia and surgical team. Despite improvement in scoliosis surgery over the years, the development of neurological deficits remains the…
- Trial name
- NCT00671931
- Testing
- low dexmedetomidine, low propofol, high dexmedetomidine, low propofol, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Comparison of Two Naloxone Infusion Rates on the Postoperative Recovery of Patients Undergoing Spine Fusion Surgery
There will be two groups in this study: one group will be given the standard infusion of naloxone, a drug which helps reduce side effects from opioids needed after surgery, and the other group will receive a higher dose.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT01531439
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Repeated Doses of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen in Post-operative Pediatric Spine Fusion Patients
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial Potential subjects will be identified from the Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic visit.
- Trial name
- IV APAP SF (NCT01394718)
- Testing
- Intravenous Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cancer, Spinal Fractures
CAFE Study - Cancer Patient Fracture Evaluation
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of balloon kyphoplasty treatment for painful, acute, vertebral compression fractures (VCFs) as compared to standard non-surgical therapy in patients…
- Trial name
- CAFE (NCT00211237)
- Testing
- Balloon Kyphoplasty, Non Surgical Management
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spine LLC
Neck Pain
Tailored Computerized Mobilization of the Cervical Spine Utilizing the Occiflex Device for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
The study is intended to examine the safety and efficacy of computerized mobilization of the neck for the treatment of patients with chronic neck pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01518530
- Testing
- Occiflex Robotic Intervention System
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Chronic Back Pain
SCS Programming Study in Treating Intractable Chronic Back Pain (NOVA)
This is an open-label prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study comparing DTM-SCS programming approach to Conventional SCS programming approach.
- Trial name
- NOVA (NCT04571242)
- Testing
- DTM Programming, Conventional SCS programming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- SGX Nova LLC
Lumbar Spine Degeneration
A Randomized Trial of Exparel vs Saline in Opioid Reduction of Pain Management Following Lumbar Spine Surgeries.
The purpose of this study is to establish a relationship between liposomal bupivacaine surgical site injection and postop opioid utilization.
- Trial name
- Exparel (NCT04644796)
- Testing
- saline 0.9%, Liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Spinopelvic Relationships as They Relate to Total Hip Arthroplasty's
Correlation of Spinopelvic Movement With Lateral Radiographs
The purpose of this research is to compare a novel pelvic MetaWear sensor that looks at spine and pelvic movements when taking lateral sit-to-stand radiographs.
- Trial name
- NCT05117229
- Testing
- MetaWear Sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Chronic Low-back Pain
The BEST Trial: Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments
The BEST Trial (Biomarkers for Evaluating Spine Treatments) is a National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)-sponsored clinical trial being conducted through the NIH Helping to End Addiction…
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT05396014)
- Testing
- Enhanced Self-Care (ESC), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Evidence-Based Exercise and Manual Therapy (EBEM)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,014 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Chronic Low-back Pain, Hip Impairments
Manual Therapy and Strengthening for the Hip in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain
Older adults with chronic low back pain (LBP) are at a greater risk for disability, loss of independence, and lower quality of life.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low-back Pain, Hip Impairments, Hip-spine Syndrome, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- MASH (NCT04009837)
- Testing
- Hip-focused rehabilitation intervention, Spine-focused rehabilitation intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy
An Investigation of the Metal Concentration in Patients Implanted With the PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc at Two Contiguous Levels in the Cervical Spine
This clinical study will assess the metal concentrations present in the blood serum of patients who receive surgical treatment with the PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc at two contiguous cervical levels from C3-C7.
- Conditions
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy, Myelopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03062657
- Testing
- PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spinal and Biologics
Degenerative Changes, Stenosis
Accell Evo3™ Demineralized Bone Matrix in Instrumented Lumbar Spine Fusion
The objective of this study is to prospectively evaluate the performance of Integra Accell Evo3 Demineralized Bone Matrix as an adjunct for instrumented posterolateral spine fusion, as compared to local autograft.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Changes, Stenosis, Spondylosis
- Trial name
- NCT02018445
- Testing
- Posterolateral Fusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- SeaSpine, Inc.
Primary Tumor, Metastatic Cancer
Randomized Study of Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy vs. Conventional Radiation for Spine Metastasis
The purpose of this study is to determine how effective SBRT is compared to traditional radiation in treating the cancer that has spread to your spine and is causing pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01525745
- Testing
- Radiosurgery/SBRT, External Beam Radiation Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Spinal Metastases
Stereotactic Radiosurgery (SRS) for Spine Metastases
This study will evaluate the most effective radiation dose. Patients will be randomized (like flipping a coin) to receive either low dose stereotactic radiotherapy (defined as "14 Gy") or high dose stereotactic radiotherapy…
- Trial name
- SRS (NCT00593320)
- Testing
- Stereotactic Radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Anxiety, Depression
Optimizing Mental Health in Orthopedic Care
This study will utilize qualitative cross-sectional and quantitative longitudinal methods. In semi-structured interviews, orthopedic providers and patients with spine conditions will discuss their overall perspectives, specific…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Back Pain, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05194722
- Testing
- Wysa mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Back Pain
Effect of Teriparatide Compared to Risedronate on Back Pain in Women With a Spine Fracture Caused by Osteoporosis
The purpose of the study is to determine if daily teriparatide reduces back pain more effectively than weekly risedronate in women with osteoporosis who have chronic back pain due to a spinal bone fracture.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Back Pain, Spinal Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT00343252
- Testing
- teriparatide, risedronate
- Where
- 72 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 712 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company