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Does size matter? Clinical outcome related to the extent of posterior (cranio)cervical fixations. A prospective international multicenter study

Conditions
Degenerative cervical spine disease in male and female patients aged 18 to 80 years
Registration Number
NL-OMON21529
Lead Sponsor
eiden University Medical Center (LUMC)
Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
220
Inclusion Criteria

1. Male and female patients aged between 18 and 80 years;

2. Degenerative cervical spine disease requiring posterior (cranio)cervical fixation, with or without decompression;

Exclusion Criteria

1. Additional anterior fixation required;

2. Cervical spine surgery in the last 6 months;

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical outcome: Neck Disability Index (NDI)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
eurologic status: Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) score;<br /><br>Surgical outcome: Likert scale;<br /><br>Pain: Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for arm and neck pain;<br /><br>Quality of life: 36-item Short Form health survey (SF-36), European Quality of life-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D);<br /><br>Mental health: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS);<br /><br>Radiologic data: cervical spine alignment, segmental range of motion (ROM) at the operative levels;<br /><br>Complications, including revision surgery and mortality<br />
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