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Cervical Fixation Surgery Cervical Collar for Management of Hirayama Disease: A Randomized Study
Led by All India Institute of Medical Sciences · Updated on 2024-01-30
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
165 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial\] is to compare cervical collar versus neck stabilization surgery in diagnosed patients of Hirayama disease who have been reporting worsening of problems in the past six months. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: • Is cervical stabilization surgery (Posterior cervical fixation) superior to conservative management in the form of cervical collar placement in patients with progressive Hirayama disease, observed at six months after intervention Participants will have equal chance to: * Undergo cervical fixation surgery * Cervical collar management The investigators will study and compare the efficacy of both treatments upto six months after intervention
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Cervical Fixation Surgery Cervical Collar for Management of Hirayama Disease: A Randomized Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 to 60 years
- Diagnosis of Hirayama disease with clinical evidence of wasting and weakness in one limb
- Progressive or initially progressive followed by stationary course
- No compressive lesion of the spinal cord
- Disease duration of 4 years or less
- Worsening of clinical symptoms in the past six months
You will not qualify if you...
- Refusal to consent for randomization
- Unwillingness to attend follow-up visits at three and six months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Deepti Vibha
New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India, 110029
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Research Team
D
Deepti Vibha
CONTACT
K
Kanwaljeet Garg
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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