Neurologic and Neurophysiologic Assessment of Clinical Course in Patients With Intraspinal Processes

Sponsor
University of Zurich (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01105520
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

Patients included in the study are treated at the Klinik für Neurochirurgie USZ. The clinical course is documented at Paraplegikerzentrum Balgrist using validated diagnostic procedures (e.g. SCIM, ASIA, neurophysiology).

Study aims:

Prognostic value of clinical diagnosis and additional diagnostic procedures? Which parameters exhibit optimal prognostic power? Differences between tumor/AVM associated lesions and traumatic lesions? What can we learn for pathophysiology and treatment?

  • Trial with surgical intervention
Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Diagnostic

Study Design

Study Type:
Observational
Anticipated Enrollment :
100 participants
Observational Model:
Cohort
Time Perspective:
Prospective
Study Start Date :
Jan 1, 2010
Study Completion Date :
Dec 1, 2015

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
intralspinal processes

Patients with intralspinal processes

Procedure: Diagnostic
SCIM Spinal Cord Independence Measure ASIA scale American Spinal Injury Association

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion criteria:
    • Benign intraspinal process (tumor or vascular malformation AVM)

    • Primary lesion caudal of the brainstem, affecting C1

    • Cognitive ability to give written informed consent

    Exclusion criteria:
    • Metastases, malign tumors

    • Traumatic lesions

    • Myelitis, polyneuropathy

    • Disc prolaps

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Zurich Switzerland

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • University of Zurich

    Investigators

    • Study Director: 01 Studienregister MasterAdmins, UniversitaetsSpital Zuerich

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01105520
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • ZU-XYZ-003
    First Posted:
    Apr 16, 2010
    Last Update Posted:
    Apr 16, 2010
    Last Verified:
    Apr 1, 2010

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Apr 16, 2010