Clinical trials: Spine Surgery
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
Pain
Perioperative Pain Management In Spine Surgery Patients: Part I
The purpose of this study is a comparison of pain management in opioid-tolerant spine surgery patients using a perioperative dosing goal of 150% of patient's baseline oral morphine equivalent (OME), as compared to standard…
- Trial name
- NCT01447888
- Testing
- 150% Oral Morphine Equivalent (OME), Clinical Judgment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Allina Health System
Spine Surgery, Wounds Vac
Prophylactic Application of an Incisional Wound Vac to Prevent Wound Complications in Obese Spine Surgery Patients
This is a prospective randomized study evaluating the use of a prophylactic incision wound vac dressing, applied in the OR, on patients undergoing posterior spine surgery with a BMI>35.
- Trial name
- NCT02926924
- Testing
- Wound Vac, Standard Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Surgery
Device to Reduce Surgery Site Contamination - Spine
The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g. bacteria) present at a surgery site during spinal procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01262105
- Testing
- Air Barrier System Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
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
Constipation
Trial of Alvimopan in Major Spine Surgery
The Investigator has chosen to study the reconstructive spinal surgery patient population because it is believed that the use of alvimopan in these patients at the University of Virginia will give the scientific community…
- Trial name
- NCT02789111
- Testing
- Alvimopan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
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
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
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
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
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.
Spinal Diseases
Safety and Effectiveness Study of Prodisc to Spinal Fusion Surgery
The objective of this clinical investigation is to compare the safety and effectiveness of ProDisc total disc replacement to spinal fusion surgery in the treatment of discogenic pain associated with DDD in the lumbosacral spine.
- Trial name
- PDL (NCT00295009)
- Testing
- ProDisc, Spinal Fusion
- Volunteers
- 852 people
- Sponsor
- Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Posterior Spine Surgery
Evaluation of Spine Surgery Analgesic Pathway
Investigators plan to study the role of spine surgery analgesic pathways - for procedures with high risk of postoperative pain - in improving the quality of recovery
- Trial name
- NCT02887404
- Testing
- Spine surgery analgesic pathway, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
Surgical Wound Infection
Topical Antibiotic Treatment for Spine Surgical Site Infection
There is considerable interest in using in-wound antibiotics (IWA) to prevent infection after spine surgery. An adequate evaluation of IWA is lacking and prior studies are limited by confounding and bias.
- Trial name
- NCT02776774
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington