Status:
COMPLETED
Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
Lead Sponsor:
AOSpine North America Research Network
Collaborating Sponsors:
AOSpine North America
Conditions:
Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The aim of this trial is to evaluate the differences in pain relief, neurological function, quality of life and survival in patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression (MESCC) who are ma...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Single symptomatic metastatic epidural spinal compression at any level confirmed by MRI
- Age 18 and more
- Able and willing to give written informed consent to participate in the study
- Able to read and write English on an elementary level
Exclusion
- Multiple symptomatic spinal metastases
- Radiosensitive tumors
- Radioresistant tumors
- Primary cancer site in CNS or spine
- Poor life expectancy (\< 3 months)
- Patients with a tumor that has compressed only the cauda equina or spinal roots
- Has a recent history of substance abuse
- Is a prisoner
- Currently involved in another study
- has a disease or condition that would preclude accurate evaluation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
163 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00634426
Start Date
March 1 2008
End Date
March 1 2013
Last Update
May 21 2015
Active Locations (10)
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1
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City, Kansas, United States, 66160-0001
2
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287
3
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, Minnesota, United States, 55905
4
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104