- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT02076113
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal surgical approach (ventral vs dorsal) for patients with multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM). There are no established guidelines for the management of patients with CSM, which represents the most common cause of spinal cord injury and dysfunction in the US and in the world.
This study aims to test the hypothesis that ventral surgery is associated with superior Short Form-36 physical component Score (SF-36 PCS) outcome at one year follow-up compared to dorsal approaches and that both ventral and dorsal surgery improve symptoms of spinal cord dysfunction measured using the modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Score (mJOA). A secondary hypothesis is that health resource utilization for ventral surgery, dorsal fusion, and laminoplasty surgery are different. A third hypothesis is that cervical sagittal balance post-operatively is a significant predictor of SF-36 PCS outcome.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Patients' images will be transmitted electronically (without identifying information) to a group of 15 CSM surgeon investigators for their expert opinion. They will provide their opinion on surgical strategy. Equipoise for randomization will be established using this spinal experts network polling mechanism.
If randomized, the patient will be randomized to one of the two treatment approaches - either Ventral (front) (treatment A) or Dorsal (back) (treatment B) approach. If randomized to treatment A (front surgery), the patient will receive decompression/fusion from the front of the neck. If randomized to treatment B (dorsal/back surgery), then the patient and their surgeon will select which posterior procedure they will receive (either dorsal decompression/fusion or dorsal laminoplasty).
Treatment A: Decompression/fusion from the front of the neck.
Treatment B: Dorsal/posterior neck surgery (one of the two surgical procedures listed below):
Dorsal decompression/fusion or dorsal laminoplasty (no fusion)
Functional outcomes will be determined using well-known quantitative scales (SF-36, Oswestry Neck Disability Index (NDI), mJOA, and EuroQol-5D). These instruments will be administered pre-op, 3 months, 6 months, and at 1 year. Additionally, functional outcomes instruments (SF-36, Oswestry Neck Disability Index, and EuroQol-5D) will be collected annually at years 2,3,4 and 5.
Pre-op imaging will include a cervical MRI and cervical CT as well as cervical flexion/extension films and standing cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacral x-ray . A cervical MRI will be performed at 3 months. At 1 year (randomized patients only) will undergo cervical flexion/ extension xrays and standing cervical-thoracic-lumbar-sacral x-ray . A cervical CT will be performed only if the Oswestry NDI score is > 30.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
-
-
Ontario
-
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5T2S8
- University Health Network-University of Toronto
-
-
-
-
California
-
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143
- University of California- San Francisco
-
-
Georgia
-
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329
- Emory
-
-
Kansas
-
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160
- University of Kansas Medical Center
-
-
Massachusetts
-
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States, 01805
- Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
-
-
Missouri
-
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110
- Washington University School of Medicine- St. Louis
-
-
New Jersey
-
Newark, New Jersey, United States, 07103
- Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School
-
-
New York
-
New York, New York, United States, 10021
- Hospital For Special Surgery
-
New York, New York, United States, 10032
- Columbia
-
-
Ohio
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44109
- MetroHealth
-
Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44106
- Cleveland Clinic Foundation
-
-
Pennsylvania
-
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
- Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
-
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
- University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
-
-
Utah
-
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, 84132
- University of Utah Health Sciences
-
-
Wisconsin
-
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792
- University of Wisconsin
-
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, 53226
- Medical College of Wisconsin
-
-
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- CSM (≥2 levels of spinal cord compression from C3 to C7)
- Present with ≥2 of the following symptoms/signs: clumsy hands, gait disturbance, hyperreflexia, up going toes, bladder dysfunction.
Exclusion Criteria:
- C2-C7 kyphosis>5º (measured in standing neutral cervical spine radiograph),
- Segmental kyphotic deformity (defined by ≥3 osteophytes extending dorsal to a C2-C7 dorsal-caudal line measured on cervical spine CT),
- Structurally significant ossification of posterior longitudinal ligament (OPLL - measured on cervical spine CT),
- Previous cervical spine surgery
- Significant active health-related co-morbidity (Anesthesia Class IV or higher).
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
---|---|
Active Comparator: Ventral
Ventral Decompression with Fusion
|
Ventral decompression and fusion will be performed using a multi-level discectomy (including partial or single level corpectomy) with fusion and plating.
Allograft will be used at each disc space and all compressive osteophytes will be removed using the operating microscope.
Fixation will be performed with rigid, semi-constrained, or dynamic titanium plates to optimize fusion and minimize complications.
Other Names:
|
Active Comparator: Dorsal
Dorsal Decompression with Fusion or Dorsal Laminoplasty
|
Dorsal decompression and fusion will be performed using midline cervical laminectomy with the application of lateral mass screws and rods for rigid fixation.
All surgeons will use local bone and allograft as needed to perform a lateral mass fusion, which typically will include one level rostral to the levels decompressed.
Other Names:
Laminoplasty will be performed using an open-door approach with the application of plates and screws at each treated level.
Ceramic or allograft laminar spacers (surgeon's choice) can be used with plates and screws to expand the canal diameter.
|
What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Measurement of Change in Short Form 36 (SF 36) Physical Component Score (PCS) From Baseline to 1 Year and 2 Year
Time Frame: 1 year and 2 year
|
Standardized measure of patient's functional health and well being as reported by the patient.
The SF-36 physical component summary (PCS) scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better quality of life.
|
1 year and 2 year
|
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score
Time Frame: Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Standardized measure of patient's functional health and well being as reported by the patient.
The SF-36 physical component summary (PCS) scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better quality of life.
A typical patient with cervical myelopathy who is being recommended surgery would have a score between 30 and 40.
|
Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Oswestry Neck Disability Index (NDI)
Time Frame: Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Standard instrument for measuring self-rated disability secondary to neck pain.
The NDI ranges from 0 to 100, with lower scores representing less disability.
A typical patient with moderate neck pain and disability would have a score between 20 and 40.
|
Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
EuroQol-5D
Time Frame: Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Standardized measure of health related quality of life.
For the EQ-5D score, 0 indicates death and 1 indicates a perfect health state.
EQ-5D scores between 0.6 and 0.7 represent a moderate but significant reduction in overall health-related quality of life.
|
Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Modified Japanese Orthopedic Association Score mJOA
Time Frame: Pre-operative and 1 year
|
Short instrument for the functional assessment of patients.
The scale ranges from 0 to 17, with higher scores representing less dysfunction due to myelopathy.
A typical patient with moderate cervical myelopathy has an mJOA score between 12 and 14.
|
Pre-operative and 1 year
|
Sagittal Balance Measurements
Time Frame: 1 year
|
Sagittal vertical axis was measured at 1 year postoperatively.
|
1 year
|
Cumulative Health Resource Utilization Over 1 Year by Actual Treatment Groups - Ventral Fusion, Dorsal Fusion, and Dorsal Laminoplasty
Time Frame: Within 1 year of surgery
|
Patient diary capturing out of pocket health utilization related to cervical surgery.
The cumulative health resource utilization over 1-year is reported for the 'as treated' cohorts.
Patients reported diagnostic imaging (MRI, x-ray, or CT), along with physical therapy and ongoing (at 1 year) physical therapy, opioid use and ongoing (at 1 year) opioid use, along with appointments with physicians.
Data was collected at 1, 3, and 6 months and 1 year after surgery.
The data presented is accumulative over the 1 year after surgery.
|
Within 1 year of surgery
|
Number of Participants With Continued Full or Part Time Work Status at Each Follow Up Time Point by Actual Treatment Groups - Ventral Fusion, Dorsal Fusion, and Dorsal Laminoplasty
Time Frame: Pre-operative, 1, 3 and 6 months and 1 year
|
Work status was recorded for all patients (working full-time; working part-time; not working, unable to work; not working, but able to work; or retired) at each follow-up through 1 year.
|
Pre-operative, 1, 3 and 6 months and 1 year
|
Number of Participants With Complications by Actual Treatment Groups - Ventral Fusion, Dorsal Fusion, and Dorsal Laminoplasty
Time Frame: Complications were assessed at 2 years and categorized to have occurred within 30 days, 1 year or within 2 years.
|
Major complications included adverse events that were ongoing at 3 months, reoperations within 2 years, and 30-day readmissions.
Minor complications were those that resolved within 3 months.
All cases of postoperative motor radiculopathy were related to C5 nerve root dysfunction.
|
Complications were assessed at 2 years and categorized to have occurred within 30 days, 1 year or within 2 years.
|
Number of Participants With Unresolved Swallowing Difficulty (Complication) at 3 Months
Time Frame: 3 months, 1 year
|
Dysphagia is considered swallowing difficulty.
Difficulty swallowing that resolved within 3 months was considered a minor complication, while prolonged (on going after 3 months) dysphagia was considered a major complication.
|
3 months, 1 year
|
Other Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
---|---|---|
Short Form-36 (SF-36) Physical Component Summary (PCS) Score by Actual Treatment Groups - Ventral Fusion, Dorsal Fusion, and Dorsal Laminoplasty
Time Frame: Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Standardized measure of patient's functional health and well being as reported by the patient.
The SF-36 physical component summary scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores representing better quality of life.
|
Pre-operative, 1 year and 2 year
|
Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Zoher Ghogawala, MD, Lahey Clinic, Inc.
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Ghogawala Z, Martin B, Benzel EC, Dziura J, Magge SN, Abbed KM, Bisson EF, Shahid J, Coumans JV, Choudhri TF, Steinmetz MP, Krishnaney AA, King JT Jr, Butler WE, Barker FG 2nd, Heary RF. Comparative effectiveness of ventral vs dorsal surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Neurosurgery. 2011 Mar;68(3):622-30; discussion 630-1. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0b013e31820777cf.
- Ghogawala Z, Coumans JV, Benzel EC, Stabile LM, Barker FG 2nd. Ventral versus dorsal decompression for cervical spondylotic myelopathy: surgeons' assessment of eligibility for randomization in a proposed randomized controlled trial: results of a survey of the Cervical Spine Research Society. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2007 Feb 15;32(4):429-36. doi: 10.1097/01.brs.0000255068.94058.8a.
- Ghogawala Z, Benzel EC, Heary RF, Riew KD, Albert TJ, Butler WE, Barker FG 2nd, Heller JG, McCormick PC, Whitmore RG, Freund KM, Schwartz JS. Cervical spondylotic myelopathy surgical trial: randomized, controlled trial design and rationale. Neurosurgery. 2014 Oct;75(4):334-46. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000479.
- Roguski M, Benzel EC, Curran JN, Magge SN, Bisson EF, Krishnaney AA, Steinmetz MP, Butler WE, Heary RF, Ghogawala Z. Postoperative cervical sagittal imbalance negatively affects outcomes after surgery for cervical spondylotic myelopathy. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2014 Dec 1;39(25):2070-7. doi: 10.1097/BRS.0000000000000641.
- Ghogawala Z, Terrin N, Dunbar MR, Breeze JL, Freund KM, Kanter AS, Mummaneni PV, Bisson EF, Barker FG 2nd, Schwartz JS, Harrop JS, Magge SN, Heary RF, Fehlings MG, Albert TJ, Arnold PM, Riew KD, Steinmetz MP, Wang MC, Whitmore RG, Heller JG, Benzel EC. Effect of Ventral vs Dorsal Spinal Surgery on Patient-Reported Physical Functioning in Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2021 Mar 9;325(10):942-951. doi: 10.1001/jama.2021.1233.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Estimated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimated)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- LCID: 2013-085
- CE-1304-6173 (Other Identifier: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
IPD Sharing Time Frame
IPD Sharing Access Criteria
IPD Sharing Supporting Information Type
- STUDY_PROTOCOL
- SAP
- ICF
This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.
Clinical Trials on Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
-
Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustNational Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom; Wolfson Brain Imaging...RecruitingCervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy | Degenerative Cervical MyelopathyUnited Kingdom
-
Valérie SchuermansRecruitingCervical Disc Disease | Cervical Fusion | Fusion of Spine | Cervical Spondylosis | Cervical Disc Herniation | Myelopathy Cervical | Cervical Disc Degeneration | Radiculopathy, Cervical | Myelopathy, Compressive | Radiculopathy, Cervical Region | Radiculopathy; in Spondylosis | Radiculopathy; in Intervertebral... and other conditionsNetherlands
-
Wayne State UniversityUnknownCervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy | Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease NosUnited States
-
ReVivo Medical, Corp.The Cleveland Clinic; Albany Medical College; IGEARecruitingNeck Pain | Spondylosis | Spondylosis With Myelopathy | Spondylosis With Radiculopathy | Spondylosis With Radiculopathy Cervical Region | Intervertebral Disc Disorder CervicalUnited States
-
Lahey ClinicMayo ClinicCompletedCervical Spondylosis With MyelopathyUnited States
-
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese MedicineUnknownCervical Spondylosis With MyelopathyChina
-
Emory UniversitySiemens Medical SolutionsCompletedCervical Spondylosis With MyelopathyUnited States
-
Seoul National University HospitalActive, not recruitingNeck Pain | Myelopathy Cervical | Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament | Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy | Kyphosis Post SurgicalKorea, Republic of
-
University of UtahCompletedSpinal Cord Injury | Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy | Degenerative DisorderUnited States
-
Western University, CanadaRecruitingCervical Spondylosis | Myelopathy Cervical | Spinal Cord CompressionCanada
Clinical Trials on Ventral (Front) decompression with Fusion
-
Greenwich HospitalYale UniversityCompletedCervical Spondylotic MyelopathyUnited States
-
Haukeland University HospitalMøre og Romsdal Hospital TrustActive, not recruitingLumbar Degenerative SpondylolisthesisNorway
-
Hospital for Special Surgery, New YorkWithdrawnPatients With Spinal Stenosis Indicated for LLIFUnited States
-
Azienda Usl di BolognaRecruitingLumbar Spinal Stenosis | Degenerative Lumbar Spinal StenosisItaly
-
Sklifosovsky Institute of Emergency CarePirogov National Medical Surgical Center; Federal State Budgetary Institution... and other collaboratorsActive, not recruitingLumbar Spinal Stenosis | Spinal Stenosis | Spinal FusionRussian Federation
-
Southern Medical University, ChinaRecruitingChiari Malformation | Basilar Invagination | Atlantoaxial DislocationChina
-
Spine Centre of Southern DenmarkCompletedDegenerative Spondylolisthesis | Degenerative Lumbar Spinal StenosisDenmark
-
University Health Network, TorontoActive, not recruitingSpinal Stenosis | SpondylolisthesisCanada
-
Massachusetts General HospitalRecruiting