DELAYED VERSUS EARLY SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION FOR TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY

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Conditions studied: Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury

In brief

To compare the outcome of early versus delayed surgical decompression among patients presenting with traumatic spinal cord injury in a tertiary care hospital.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07583836

Run by

Fauji Foundation Hospital

People needed

100

Starts

2025-08-30

Expected to finish

2026-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-05-13

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients presenting with spinal cord injury (both cervical and thoracic) as per described in the operational definition
• Age from 18-60 years
• Both male and female patients

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with penetrating spinal injuries such as gunshot/stab wounds
• Patients with pre-existing neurological conditions like myelopathy etc.
• Patients with any kind of malignancy
• Patients having CSF infection etc.
• Patients who are not fit for general anesthesia (i.e. ASA Grade >2 Annexure-B)
• Diagnosis of subclinical or clinical polyneuropathy
• Non-traumatic or pathological fractures or cord compression
• Inability to cooperate with preoperative physical examination because of cognitive impairment
• Patients with previous spinal column or SCI.

Where it is running

• Fauji Foundation Hospital, Rawalpindi — Rawalpindi, Pakistan (enrolling)

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