Front or back? trial seeks best surgery for pinched spinal cord
NCT ID NCT02076113
Summary
This study aims to find the best surgical approach for patients with multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM), a common cause of spinal cord dysfunction. It randomly assigns patients to have surgery from the front (ventral) or the back (dorsal) of the neck. The main goal is to see which approach leads to better physical function and quality of life one year after surgery.
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Locations
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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Columbia
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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Emory
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, 10021, United States
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Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
Burlington, Massachusetts, 01805, United States
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Medical College of Wisconsin
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53226, United States
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MetroHealth
Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States
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Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States
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Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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University Health Network-University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, M5T2S8, Canada
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University of California- San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States
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University of Utah Health Sciences
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84132, United States
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University of Wisconsin
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine- St. Louis
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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