Patient Positioning in Lumbar Fusion Surgery and Its Impact on Spinal Sagittal Balance and Surgeon Satisfaction

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Intervertebral Disk Degeneration

In brief

This is a parallel, randomized controlled trial comparing two types of patient positioning and their effect on radiologic measures (pre-surgery visit, in the operating room prior to surgery, at the conclusion of surgery, and at 3 weeks after surgery at patients' postoperative visits) as well as surgeon satisfaction (prior to the end of the surgery) and patient outcomes using patient self reported scales (pre-surgery, post surgery at 3 weeks follow-up).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01326091

Run by

Duke University

People needed

7

Starts

2011-03-01

Expected to finish

2015-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adults patients, aged between 18 and 65 years of age
• Patients undergoing lumbar fusion for degenerative conditions

You may not qualify if…

• Patients < 18 years of age or > 65 years of age
• Patients who have a history of metastatic disease
• Patients who currently have a pending workman's compensation claim
• Patients who have had a previous spinal surgery
• Patients who have or have had a spinal infection
• Patients who have a spinal deformity, such as scoliosis
• Women who are pregnant
• Inpatients

Where it is running

• Duke University Medical Center — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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