Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Repository

ConditionCervical Myelopathy

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18-100

SponsorFrancis Farhadi

About this trial

To create a research repository of patients with known degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and a control cohort of subjects who have non-myelopathic spinal disease. This repository will be used to assess functional and/or biological measures that may allow for improved prediction of symptomatic progression and response to treatment in patients with DCM. In addition, this repository will be used to develop a risk assessment scale to accurately predict functional outcomes following operative management of DCM.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy

Diagnosis of cervical degenerative disease without myelopathy

Disqualifiers

None outside or diagnostic requirements and age limits.

Trial population

The study population will be those diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy, and those with cervical degenerative disease who do not experience myelopathic symptoms. Participating subjects will be required to sign the approved informed consent.

Trial design

Design model

Case-control

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.
Other intervention
Standard of care surgical interventions, imaging impressions, laboratory results, and outcome measurements will be collected and analyzed.

Treatment groups

245 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: DCM group1 intervention

Group B: Control group1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Data comparison between DCM and control groups

This study is to determine biomarkers associated with DCM and analyze objective clinical measures to determine more predictable and potentially effective treatments for patients diagnosed with cervical myelopathy.

Time frame

2 years

Sponsors and contacts

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Francis Farhadi

Lead sponsor

University of Kentucky

Sponsor institution

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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