Objective and subjective changes of neck motion after anterior and posterior procedures in the cervical spine with particular focus on patient age
Recruiting
- Conditions
- M43.20
- Registration Number
- DRKS00011277
- Lead Sponsor
- niversitätsklinikum Freiburg
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 250
Inclusion Criteria
Adult patients with a degenerative cervical pathology who are to be treated via an anterior approach (decompression and fusion or prosthesis) or a dorsal approach (decompression without or with fusion).
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with preoperative instability and necessity of immobilization; Uncooperative patients; Patients who are not able to sit on the examination chair due to other physical limitations; Patients with a pacemaker and defibrillator (the CROM3 device uses a magnet).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Objective change of mobility after surgery on the cervical spine one year after surgery compared to the preoperative findings.<br>For the objective measurement, a non-invasive instrument (CROM3, Performance Attainment Associates), which is already validated in several studies, is used. This is placed on the head and measures the inclination / reclination, lateral inclination and rotation in the area of the cervical spine via several inclinometers and a compass-magnet device.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Objective change of mobility after surgery on the cervical spine 6 to 12 weeks after surgery compared to the preoperative findings; Subjective impairment of movement, quality of life and impairment in everyday duties, patient satisfaction, pain on numerical rating scale (NRS) 6 - 12 weeks and one year after surgery.