Clinical trials: Spine Condition
Scoliosis
A Postural Study Comparing Sitting on the Floor Versus Sitting in a Chair While Playing Video Games.
To determine if sitting in a chair or sitting on the floor lends itself to better posture while playing video games.
- Trial name
- NCT01163955
- Testing
- Time to fatigue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Glinn and Giordano Physical Therapy
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
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
Surgical Blood Loss, Spinal Surgery
Efficacy of Suction Enabled Retraction Device
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial of the Suction-Integrated Surgical Tissue Elevator \& Retractor [SISTER] device to assess: Effects on operative time and efficiency of exposure in open lumbar spine cases.
- Trial name
- NCT03160170
- Testing
- SISTER device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Fusion of Spine, Lumbar Region
The Effectiveness of IV/PO Acetaminophen in the Perioperative Period in Reducing Opiate Use After Lumbar Spine Fusion
Simple explanation and rationale: Recovery after spine surgery is usually accompanied by severe pain which has traditionally been managed with opioids.
- Trial name
- NCT03104816
- Testing
- Acetaminophen IV Soln 10 MG/ML, Acetaminophen, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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 Pain
Effects of Electrotherapy on Pain, Anxiety, Motion and Disability in Adults With Neck or Upper Body Pain.
This will be a prospective randomized controlled trial with sixty adults, 20 to 40 years of age. There will be three groups as follows: the normal group, control group, and intervention group where subjects will receive…
- Trial name
- NCT05382039
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Child
Backpack Load and Spine Muscles Activity
The purpose of the present study is to analyze the influence of four backpack loading conditions (0, 10, 15 and 20% of body weight) on the electromyographic activity of the neck and lumbar muscles of elementary school children.
- Trial name
- BLSMA (NCT02725645)
- Testing
- loading conditions
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Fernando Pessoa
Dysphagia
Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Single Dose Steroid vs Saline (DysDexVSSal)
This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled study evaluates the effect of a single dose of perioperative IV steroid versus saline on swallowing after anterior cervical spine surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03711474
- Testing
- Dexamethasone, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
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
Cervical Disc Disease
Driving After Cervical Spine Surgery
This is a single-center, prospective controlled simulation study designed comparing and evaluating the driving performance of subjects who have had cervical spine surgery and the use of a validated driving simulator.
- Trial name
- NCT02782923
- Testing
- STISIM driving simulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Neck Pain, Posterior
The Effect of Manipulation of the Cervical Spine on Pain Biomarkers
This study evaluates the effect of high-velocity low-amplitude thrust (HVLAT) manipulation to the cervical spine on neuropeptide expression as determined by the plasma concentration of oxytocin, neurotensin, orexin A and…
- Trial name
- HVLAT (NCT03176654)
- Testing
- HVLAT manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Stenosis, Fusion of Spine (Disease)
Anterior Bridging Cage With Bone Substitute Versus Localized Autobone in Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Arthrodesis
The purpose of this study is to evaluation for the pattern of bone bridging of patients who undergo transforaminal lumbar interbody arthrodesis, the investigators hypothesize that auto local bone mixed with β-calcium phosphate +…
- Trial name
- NCT02485574
- Testing
- transforaminal lumbar interbody arthrodesis
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zenoss Co, Ltd
Dysphagia
Dysphagia Following Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery; Steroid vs Saline
This prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled study evaluates the effect of perioperative IV steroids versus saline on swallowing after anterior cervical spine surgery.
- Trial name
- DysDexVSSal (NCT02416934)
- Testing
- Treatment 1; Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
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
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.
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
Duloxetine as an Analgesic Agent in Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery
Duloxetine as an analgesic agent in patients undergoing elective spine surgery: evaluation with fentanyl demand controlled by the patient.
- Trial name
- Duloxetine (NCT02535000)
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Serviço de Anestesiologia de Joinville