A Dutch Prospective, Multi-disciplinary, Multicentric And Randomized Study To Compare Minimally Invasive Reduction and Fixation Using The Kyphx-System And Radiopaque PMMA Cement To Non surgical Therapy Alone For The Treatment of Painful, Acute Osteopenic Vertebral Body Compression Fractures
- Conditions
- osteopenia - porous bone1001732210005944
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON30930
- Lead Sponsor
- Hilversum Ziekenhuis
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 240
-Minimum of one and maximum of three painful, acute (edema present on MRI obtained within a one month period prior to enrolment) vertebral body compression fractures due to osteopenia arising from osteoporosis, multiple myeloma or osteolytic metastatic tumors.
-Pre-treatment VAS score of 4 or more on scale 0 (no pain) - 10 (worst imaginable pain)
-21 years of age or older
-balloon kyphoplasty is technically feasible
-a signed Informed constent has been obtained from the patient
-pedicle fractures
-pre-existing neurological deficit or radicular pain
-Spinal cord compression or canal compromise requiring decompression
-Disabling back pain secondary to causes other than the fractures
-pre-existing contraindications to surgery in general, to MRI or known allergy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The change in quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D at 7 days compared to at<br /><br>baseline.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Following variables will be compared to at baseline:<br /><br>Pain using the VAS score (at 7days, 6 weeks, 4 & 12 months), EQ-5D (at 6 weeks<br /><br>and 4 & 12 months), Qualeffo (at 6 weeks adn 12 months) and an economic<br /><br>questionnaire (at 4 & 12 months)</p><br>