Status:
RECRUITING
Proprioceptive Deficits in Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Lead Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Cervical Myelopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Brief Summary
Proprioceptive deficits in degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a progressive neurological deficits in somatosensory and motor function which affects the body balance and motor control. DCM usual...
Detailed Description
DCM is a chronic insidious disease, one of the most disabling orthopaedic conditions, which involves compression of the spinal cord by the surrounding structures in cervical spinal region. It characte...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Chinese
- Aged 50 or above
- With radiological evidence of degenerative cervical myelopathy, both symptomatic and asymptomatic
- Nurick grade less than 3
Exclusion
- Non-Chinese ethnicity
- Aged under 50
- without any radiological proof of cervical myelopathy
- Active problems of tuberculosis spine, lumbar spinal diseases, and other problems causing pain or deformities over the limbs that may affect their balance and movement
- Presents with extra-pyramidal or other disorders involving the cerebellum or frontal lobe of the cerebrum leading to poor balance and gait disturbance
- Previous spinal operation with residual disturbance in balance or gait
- Non-communicable patients with insufficient cognitive ability to express their symptoms clearly
- Non-walker
- Blind or deaf
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2022
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2036
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05183971
Start Date
September 1 2022
End Date
September 30 2036
Last Update
July 11 2024
Active Locations (1)
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The Duchess of Kent Children's Hospital at Sandy Bay
Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 000