Clinical trials: Spine Surgery
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Multimodal Analgesia
Propofol + Remifentanil vs. Propofol + Dexmedetomidine in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis Patients Having Spine Surgery
Patients with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis may need surgery to correct their scoliosis. General anesthesia is required for this surgery, and a multimodal analgesic regimen using combinations of opioid and non-opioid…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Multimodal Analgesia, Opioid Induced Hyperalgesia, Remifentanil
- Trial name
- NCT06096181
- Testing
- Remifentanil TIVA, Dexmedetomidine TIVA, Propofol TIVA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
The Vertos MILD™ Preliminary Patient Evaluation Study
This is a single-center, open label, prospective clinical study to assess the clinical application and functional outcomes of symptomatic patients undergoing the Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD™) treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT00749073
- Testing
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Decompression (MILD™)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vertos Medical, Inc.
Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease
Ultrasound as Adjunct Therapy for Increasing Fusion Success After Lumbar Surgery
Adjunct therapy for increasing posterolateral fusion success following single level posterior instrumented lumbar surgery.
- Trial name
- EXO-SPINE (NCT00744861)
- Testing
- Exospine, Exogen 4000+
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Bioventus LLC
Scoliosis
Tranexamic Acid (TXA) Versus Epsilon Aminocaproic Acid (EACA) Versus Placebo for Spine Surgery
Tranexamic acid (TXA) and epsilon aminocaproic acid (EACA) have been reported to reduce blood loss in the cardiac surgery literature but they have not been reported in use head-to-head in the orthopedic surgery literature.
- Trial name
- NCT00958581
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid, Normal Saline, Epsilon aminocaproic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Chronic Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain
Postoperative Telehealth Mindfulness Intervention After Spine Surgery
Lumbar spine pain is the leading cause of years lived with a disability and affects over 50 million individuals in the United States.
- Conditions
- Chronic Low-back Pain, Postsurgical Pain, Opioid Use, Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04648683
- Testing
- Individual telehealth mindfulness, Group telehealth mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Spine Fusion, Pain, Postoperative
The Impact of Sublingual Sufentanil on Postoperative Pain and Analgesic Requirements in Spine Surgery Patients
In this study the investigators plan to examine the perioperative use of sufentanil sublingual (SL) in the analgesic regimen for spine surgery, one of the most common surgeries performed in the US.
- Conditions
- Spine Fusion, Pain, Postoperative, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT04263909
- Testing
- Sublingual Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Low Back Disorder
MMG vs. EMG for Cortical Breach Detection
The purpose of this study is to determine how well mechanomyography (MMG) and electromyography (EMG) prevent cortical bone breaches, or the pinching of a nerve from screw placement, in patients having lower back surgery requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT05352048
- Testing
- Triggered Electromyography, Mechanomyography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francis Farhadi
Posterior Spine Surgery
Evaluation of Spine Surgery Analgesic Pathway
Investigators plan to study the role of spine surgery analgesic pathways - for procedures with high risk of postoperative pain - in improving the quality of recovery
- Trial name
- NCT02887404
- Testing
- Spine surgery analgesic pathway, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Anesthesia, Airway
Comparison of 3 Direct Laryngoscopes for Tracheal Intubation in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spine Surgery
Hypothesis The use of Macintosh blade sized #3.5 (vs Macintosh size #3) would reduce the time required to achieve successful tracheal intubation and improve the glottic view.
- Trial name
- NCT02955511
- Testing
- Blade MAC size 3, Blade MAC size 3.5, Inscope Blade size 3.5
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Chronic Back Pain
SCS Programming Study in Treating Intractable Chronic Back Pain (NOVA)
This is an open-label prospective, randomized, controlled, multi-center study comparing DTM-SCS programming approach to Conventional SCS programming approach.
- Trial name
- NOVA (NCT04571242)
- Testing
- DTM Programming, Conventional SCS programming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- SGX Nova LLC
Spinal Surgery, Vascular Surgery
Immunogenicity and Safety Study of Topical Recombinant Thrombin in Surgical Hemostasis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immune system response to recombinant thrombin when used to control bleeding in spinal and vascular surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00491608
- Testing
- rThrombin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- ZymoGenetics
Post-laminectomy Pain Syndrome
GRASSP: Gralise® for Spine Surgery Pain
Evaluate the analgesic benefit of Gralise® for post-laminectomy pain syndrome (PLPS)
- Trial name
- GRASSP (NCT01764464)
- Testing
- Gralise®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Scoliosis
Value of 3D Modeling in Spine Surgery
Adults (18 years and over) and children (10-17 years of age) scheduled for surgery to correct scoliosis will be included in this study, for which participation will last 6 months.
- Trial name
- NCT02771899
- Testing
- spineEOS software, EOS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Postoperative Pain
Peri-Operative Lidocane, Ketamine, or Lidocane and Ketamine Combination, Infusion for Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
This study has been designed as a controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of brief lidocaine infusion, brief ketamine infusion and a lidocaine/ketamine combined infusion when added to conventional opioid therapy…
- Trial name
- NCT01983020
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Ketamine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Medical Center
Postoperative Urinary Retention
Use of Tamsulosin to Reduce the Incidence and Duration of Postoperative Urinary Retention Following Spine Surgery
Postoperative urinary retention is a frequent complication of spinal surgeries and impacts a large portion of this population which results in increased morbidity as a result of increased number of catheterizations, urinary tract…
- Trial name
- NCT01568918
- Testing
- Tamsulosin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Degenerative Disc Disease
Study of an Expandable Interbody Device for the Lumbar Spine
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of CALIBER expandable spacer for the treatment of degenerative disc disease.
- Trial name
- CALIBER (NCT02075554)
- Testing
- CALIBER
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Globus Medical Inc
Spinal Fusion
The Effects of Dexmedetomidine Dose on Motor Evoked Potentials
This a parallel group, two-arm, randomized superiority trial that will compare the effect of two different doses of dexmedetomidine on motor evoked potentials during spine surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03378973
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Evoked Potentials, Visual
A Novel Method for Capturing the Visual Evoked Potential During Spine Surgery Under Total Intravenous Anesthesia
Spine surgery in the prone position (which involves lying face down) is associated with various visual changes, ranging from temporary changes in acuity (or sharpness) to permanent blindness.
- Trial name
- VEP (NCT02563028)
- Testing
- SightSaver Visual Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Comparison of Two Naloxone Infusion Rates on the Postoperative Recovery of Patients Undergoing Spine Fusion Surgery
There will be two groups in this study: one group will be given the standard infusion of naloxone, a drug which helps reduce side effects from opioids needed after surgery, and the other group will receive a higher dose.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Scoliosis
- Trial name
- NCT01531439
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Postoperative Delirium
Comparison of Postoperative Delirium in Patients Anaesthetised With Isoflurane and Desflurane During Spinal Surgery
Postoperative delirium (POD) is a known complication of inhalational agents used to anaesthetise patients for surgery with potential long term implications.The incidence of postoperative delirium in spine surgery is 3.3% to…
- Trial name
- NCT02925611
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Desflurane
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh