Validation of Appropriateness Criteria for the Surgical Treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis

Completed

Conditions studied: Spondylolisthesis

In brief

The main objective of this study is the external validation of the appropriateness criteria for the surgical treatment of Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis. We will assess, prospectively, whether patients treated "appropriately" have better outcomes than those treated "inappropriately" according to the RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM) Criteria.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02966639

Run by

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

People needed

171

Starts

2016-10-01

Expected to finish

2021-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2021-08-09

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Is the patient skeletally mature with a primary pathology of single level degenerative spondylolisthesis in the lumbar region of the spine (with or without stenosis at other levels)?
• Able to give written informed consent
• Patient has already undertaken a course of non-operative care

You may not qualify if…

• Primarily degenerative scoliosis curvature greater than 15 degrees
• Presence of Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
• Cauda equine syndrome requiring immediate emergency surgery
• Active spinal infection, tumor, or unhealed fracture
• Inability to understand English
• Patient refused to participate.

Where it is running

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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