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Preoperative Embolization in Surgical Treatment of Spinal Metastases.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Spinal Metastases
Registration Number
NCT01365715
Lead Sponsor
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Brief Summary

The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of preoperative embolization in decreasing operative blood loss, decreasing the need for intraoperative transfusion and facilitate surgical resection in metastatic spine surgery. Furthermore the study aims at describing the vascularity in a series of spinal metastasis, and to correlate this with perioperative blood loss.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
48
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients scheduled for decompression and posterior thoracic and/or lumbar instrumented spinal fusion because of spinal metastasis/metastases.
  • Informed signed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Contrast fluid allergy.
  • Clotting disorders.
  • Renal failure.
  • Not suitable for arterial access.
  • Pregnancy.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perioperative blood lossMeasured intraoperatively and 24 hours postoperatively.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Perioperative blood transfusion volumeIntraoperatively and until 48 hours postoperatively.
Surgical procedure time.At skin closure.

Defined as the amount of time (measured in minutes) from skin incision to skin closure.

Vascularization grade of metastasisAt the angiographic procedure prior to embolization performed 0-48 hours before surgery.
Success of embolizationDirectly after the embolization performed 0-48 hours before surgery.
Adverse events related to angiography or embolizationWithin 2 postoperative days
Adverse events related to surgeryWithin 2 postoperative days

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet

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Copenhagen, Denmark

Department of Radiology, Rigshospitalet
🇩🇰Copenhagen, Denmark

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