Are repeat back surgeries riskier? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT05945550
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at medical records of 3,500 adults who had a type of back surgery called ALIF between 2010 and 2020. The goal is to see if death rates from this surgery have gone down over the years and whether having a second surgery is riskier than the first. Researchers hope the findings will help doctors better prepare patients for repeat surgeries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 3,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients \> 17 years of age, patients having had ALIF procedures as defined by CPT codes at participating Methodist facilities during 2010-2020 targeted.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients \> 17 years of age, patients having had ALIF procedures as defined by CPT codes at participating Methodist facilities during 2010-2020 targeted. Exclusion Criteria: * Pediatric patients (as defined by age \<18 years old), pregnant women and incarcerated individuals. We do not anticipate any of these in an elective spine surgery group of patients. If they have emergency spine surgery it is normally not an ALIF.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
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