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Decompression with fusion for Spinal Stenosis

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Anthony Perruccio, PhD
Research Sponsored by University Health Network, Toronto
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will help assess which of two surgical treatments is better for degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis, a condition associated with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Blinding status
Number of eligible patients
Number of patients recruited
+7 more
Secondary outcome measures
Costs incurred by patients
Euro-QoL health utility index
Healthcare services used
+3 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Group I: Decompression with fusionActive Control2 Interventions
Spinal decompression surgery with instrumented spinal fusion
Group II: Decompression aloneActive Control1 Intervention
Midline-sparing spinal decompression alone

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University Health Network, TorontoLead Sponsor
1,483 Previous Clinical Trials
486,452 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Spinal Stenosis
17 Patients Enrolled for Spinal Stenosis
Anthony Perruccio, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Health Network, Toronto
Yoga Raja Rampersaud, MD FRCSCPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity Health Network, Toronto
~7 spots leftby Jun 2025