Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT00634426
Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression
Surgical Versus Nonoperative Treatment of Metastatic Epidural Spinal Cord Compression. Quality of Life and Cost-effectiveness Outcomes
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 163 (actual)
- Sponsor
- AOSpine North America Research Network · Network
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 18 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
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 managed with a combination of surgery and radiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone. Further we shall evaluate cost-effectiveness of the two treatment approaches.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Surgical excision of the metastatic process | Surgical excision of the metastatic process |
| RADIATION | Radiotherapy of the metastatic spine process | Standard of care radiotherapy for patients with metastatic epidural spinal cord compression. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-03-01
- Primary completion
- 2013-03-01
- Completion
- 2013-03-01
- First posted
- 2008-03-13
- Last updated
- 2015-05-21
Locations
10 sites across 2 countries: United States, Canada
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00634426. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.