OUTCOME FOLLOWING CERVICAL FUSION SURGERY FOR CERVICAL DISC OR TRAUMA
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION AND CERVICAL TRAUMA
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2013/12/004221
- Lead Sponsor
- DR THOMAS DEVASIA
- Brief Summary
This study is intended to observe the role of cervical fusion with anterior cervical decompression in cases of cervical disc herniation and in cases of trauma, its effects on cervical mobility, complications and the neurological improvement. A sample size of minimum 25 patients will be selected using purposive sampling technique, all of whom will undergo cervical decompression surgery followed with cervical fusion. Clinical and radiological improvement will be studied during follow up at 6 weeks, 3 months and 6 months.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Closed to Recruitment of Participants
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 25
Inclusion Criteria
- 18 YEARS AND ABOVE INCLUDING BOTH SEXES 2.
- PATIENTS WITH TRAUMA TO CERVICAL SPINE OR CERVICAL DISC HERNIATION WITH NEUROLOGICAL DEFICITS WHO ARE WILLING FOR SURGERY AND FOLLOW UP.
Exclusion Criteria
- PREVIOUS CERVICAL SURGERY 2.
- INFECTION, BONE DISEASE, NEOPLASM, PATHOLOGICAL FRACTURES.
- SPINAL ANOMALIES.
- MENTAL OR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDER 5.
- SEVERE OSTEOPOROSIS 6.
- SERIOUS CO-MORBID CONDITIONS PRECLUDING SURGICAL INTERVENTION IN THESE TYPES OF CASES.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method REDUCTION OF PAIN AND IMPROVEMENT IN NEUROLOGY. IMMEDIATE POST OPERATIVE
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IMPROVEMENT IN NEUROLOGICAL OUTCOME AND FUNCTION FOLLOWING ANTERIOR CERVICAL DECOMPRESSION AND FUSION. POST-OPERATIVE AT 6 WEEKS, 3 MONTHS, 6 MONTHS
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
ORTHOPAEDICS OPD 9
🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, India
ORTHOPAEDICS OPD 9🇮🇳Kannada, KARNATAKA, IndiaDR THOMAS DEVASIAPrincipal investigator9535082191DRTHOMASDEVASIA@GMAIL.COM