Clinical trials: Spine Surgeries
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
Thoracolumbar Scoliosis
A Trial Comparing Single Intra-op Dose of Methadone Versus Placebo in Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Scoliosis is a disease that involves lateral and/or rotational deformity of the spine and can affect up to 4% of the population.
- Trial name
- NCT02206685
- Testing
- Methadone, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion
A Randomized Controlled Crossover Study Comparing Sugammadex and Placebo
Intraoperative monitoring of the motor evoked potentials has been shown to be both a sensitive and specific indicator for detecting intraoperative neurological injuries during spine surgery.(Fehlings, Brodke et al.
- Trial name
- NCT03087513
- Testing
- Sugammadex Injection [Bridion]
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
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
Hypoxia
The Effect of Prolonged Inspiratory Time on Pulmonary Mechanics in Obese Patients
The area of aesthesia-induced atelectasis is much larger in the obese compared with the non-obese, but there may also be more airway closure and impaired matching of ventilation and lung blood flow.
- Trial name
- NCT02961920
- Testing
- IE ratio 1:1, IE ratio 1:2
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Gachon University Gil Medical Center
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Erector Spinae Block for Spine Surgery
This study is to determine whether or not the addition of liposomal bupivacaine in an ESP block will have long term benefits for patients undergoing lumbar spinal fusion surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT05417113
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Surgery
A Pilot Trial to Determine the Effective N-acetylcysteine Dose for Opioid Reduction for Spine Surgery.
Determine the optimal dose of IV N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to produce opioid reduction following spine surgery and estimate the difference in opioid consumption between placebo and the selected optimal dose.
- Trial name
- NCT04562597
- Testing
- Dose Response Curve N-acetylcysteine 50 mg/kg, Dose Response Curve N-acetylcysteine 100 mg/kg, Dose Response Curve N-acetylcysteine 150 mg/kg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
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
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Spine Surgery
Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery
Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) after surgery have been shown to decrease length of stay and perioperative complications in a range of surgical specialties.
- Trial name
- NCT02949518
- Testing
- Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) for Spine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
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
Pain, Postoperative
Dosing of Methadone for Spine Surgery
This study compares two methods of dosing methadone for complex spine cases
- Trial name
- NCT03605901
- Testing
- Standard dosing of methadone, Aliquots of methadone titrated to apnea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Digital Block
Comparison of Three Methods of Hemoglobin Monitoring
This study will further investigate the Masimo SpHb [FDA Approved] continuous non-invasive hemoglobin monitor in spine surgery patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01284296
- Testing
- Lidocaine digital block, Masimo SpHb continuous hemoglobin monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Scoliosis
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Versus Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid (EACA) Versus Placebo for Spine Surgery
Tranexamic acid (TXA) and epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) have been reported to reduce blood loss in the cardiac surgery literature but they have not been reported in use head-to-head in the orthopedic surgery literature.
- Trial name
- NCT00958581
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid, Normal Saline, Epsilon aminocaproic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Spine Surgery
Speed of Recovery of Reversal of Neuromuscular Blockade in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Spine surgery is one of the most common operative procedures in the United States. It is performed in the prone position (a patient laying on belly).
- Trial name
- NCT03112993
- Testing
- sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
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
Spinal Fusion
The Effects of Dexmedetomidine Dose on Motor Evoked Potentials
This a parallel group, two-arm, randomized superiority trial that will compare the effect of two different doses of dexmedetomidine on motor evoked potentials during spine surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03378973
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
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