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Clinical Trials/NCT02350621
NCT02350621UnknownNot Applicable

Cervical Foraminal Stenosis and Radiculopathy - Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Versus Minimal Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy miPCF).

Stockholm Spine Center AB0 sites80 target enrollmentStarted: February 1, 2015Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Sponsor
Enrollment
80
Primary Endpoint
Neck Disability Index

Study Overview

Brief Summary

A prospective randomized clinical trial. Cervical spondylotic foraminal stenosis with radiculopahty. Comparison results between 2 treatment options: ACDF and minimal invasive posterior cervical foraminiotomy.

80 patients to be followed for 2 years. Parameters to study: NDI, VAS, EQ-5D, complications, health economics, recurrens of stenosis, movement of facet joints pre- and postoperatively (foraminotomy group).

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
25 Years to 70 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Cervical radiculopathy on 1 or 2 levels correlated on MRI and CT Arm pain more than 30 (VAS). Duration more than 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Myelopathy. Soft disc hernia. Previous neck surgery. Tumors, infection, WAD, trauma, generalized pain syndrome.

Arms & Interventions

ACDF

Active Comparator

Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

Intervention: ACDF (Procedure)

miPCF

Active Comparator

minimal invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

Intervention: minimal invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy (Procedure)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Neck Disability Index

Time Frame: 24 months

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor
Stockholm Spine Center AB
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Andreas Selander

MD

Stockholm Spine Center AB

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