VErtebroplasty versus Radiotherapy As palliative treatment of vertebral metastases of Multiple Myeloma (M. Kahler)
Completed
- Conditions
- Spinal metastases, vertebroplasty, multiple myelomaCancerMyeloma
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN48083859
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Centre (The Netherlands)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 104
Inclusion Criteria
1. Persistent pain caused by vertebral metastases from myeloma (including plasmacytoma) with Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score greater than 4 (scale: 1-10)
2. Informed consent
3. Older than 18 years
Exclusion Criteria
1. Greater than four affected vertebrae
2. Vertebral fracture through back wall with retropulsion that consumes more than 33% of the spinal channel
3. Myelum compression with neurological degeneration: Frankel A/B
4. Epiduritis
5. Incorrigible coagulopathy
6. Karnofsky score less than 30 (moribund)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method