Active clinical trials for "Spinal Neoplasms"

The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) Pembrolizumab and radiosurgery have on participants with high-grade epidural disease of the spine.

Surgical site infections (SSI) are not uncommon, especially in specific high-risk groups including spinal deformity and tumor (i.e. metastatic spine surgery) surgery. Well-recognized measures have been adopted to reduce surgical site infection, and the use of topical vancomycin powder has gained popularity in recent years. Given the lack of high-quality evidence for the use of topical vancomycin to reduce surgical site infections in open posterior spine surgery, which is currently the most common approach to spine surgery, it is crucial to study the use of vancomycin powder in reducing surgical site infections. This study is a prospective, single-blinded open label randomized controlled trial, with one arm of patients having local administration of 1g vancomycin powder which will be placed in the deep wound and subcutaneous layer prior to closure of surgical site by the orthopaedic surgeon, whereas the control arm will be without such application of vancomycin. Both arms of patients will still be undergoing the same operation procedures, as well as postoperative local wound drainage and wound care. This study will provide insights on the reduction rate in superficial and/or deep surgical site infection, and also assess the cost-effectiveness of using topical vancomycin in reducing surgical site infection between different disease groups, as well as any postoperative serum vancomycin toxicity and renal impairment. These proposed findings will provide valuable information for clinicians and institutions on future measures for surgical site infection of open posterior spine surgery.

The research to be carried out is aimed at patients with metastatic breast cancer, specifically bone metastases. These patients will be recruited from two hospitals in Granada, provided they meet the established inclusion criteria. With this study, it is pretend to demonstrate the benefits of a program of therapeutic exercise and functional recovery of motor control with ultrasound feedback for the improvement of the functional capacity of the women eligible to participate in the study, as well as a positive impact on the quality of life of the patients other than their survival. The effect of the Overcome program will be compared with the usual treatment in this type of pathology. To do this, a pre-intervention evaluation and another at the end of the evaluation of the variables to be measured, such as functional capacity, will be carried out. In addition other evaluation will be carried out, after 6 months to assess the long-term effects. In addition to the three main variables such as functional capacity and quality of life, another relationship of secondary variables will be studied, such as physical state, body composition or pain threshold, among others. This study in its entirety will be carried out by the "Oncology Patient Support Unit - Take Care" in the hands of a multidisciplinary team, carrying out the intervention protocolized by physiotherapists and occupational therapists.

Spinal hemangioma is one of the most common benign vertebral tumours. Being mostly asymptomatic, it is still associated with a pain syndrome especially if encroaches into the neural canal. This study is organised to evaluate the efficacy and safety of β-blockers drugs in adults with spinal hemangioma.

The purpose of this clinical study is to collect performance and safety data for post-market Medtronic devices indicated for cranial and/or spinal indication(s). Subjects are enrolled and followed postoperatively for up to 24 months. The Ailliance clinical study is intended to collect data congruous with routine clinical care practices.

The goal of this clinical research study is to find out if stereotactic body radiotherapy to the spine using computerized tomography (CT)-on-Rails is safe and effective in the treatment of metastatic spine tumors. Objectives: Establish the safety and efficacy of using stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT) to treat spine and para-spinal tumors in a single session. Document frequency and severity of pain, symptoms and symptom interference, as well as quality of life before and after treatment. Document changes in neurological function at defined intervals compared to pre-treatment neurological function.

The goal of this clinical research study is to find out if stereotactic spine radiotherapy is safe and effective in the treatment of metastatic spine tumors. The feasibility of this type of treatment will be studied as will any side effects related to the treatment. The precision and accuracy of the CT-on-rails will also be studied.

Multicenter Post market clinical follow-up Study on the Safety and Performance of Ennovate® Cervical - Prospective, pure data collection of all Ennovate Cervical patients in Total Indications

Vertebral body resection is a wide accepted procedure in tumor resection, deformity correction, and anterior decompression in spondylosis, ossification of posterior longitudinal ligaments, and spondylodiscitis surgery. However, reconstruction of segmental defect is still challenging to spine surgeon, especially in 3-column resection, such as total en bloc spondylectomy in tumor patients. Various graft or prosthesis for reconstruction has been reported, such as structural allograft, Harms mesh cages, expandable cages, and carbon fiber stackable cages. There are no high evidence level study examining the superiority of those different methods. Recently, 3D printed vertebral body replacement has been reported in different disease entities as well, such as tumor, Kümmell's disease in osteoporosis, and spondylosis. 3D printed implant comes with superiority in production of complex geometries and regularity of the fine surface detailed that promote bone ingrowth. Although, 3D-printed titanium vertebra could achieved bone integration in human, a systemic review showed that the subsidence noted in 31.4% of spine surgery with 3D printed implants. In spine surgery, the fixation construct is sufficiently stiff, interbody motion can be reduced, and loading sharing promotes bone fusion. On the other hand, if the reconstruction is too stiff, stress shielding at fusion site occurs. The concept of dynamic fusion, as opposed to rigid fusion, has been demonstrated by an anterior cervical interbody fusion study in porcine model, demonstrating good bone formation, less postfusion stiffness, and a trend to less subsidence. Thus, we developed a 3D printed, custom-made, biomimetic prosthesis, with non-rigid structure, which has been tested in biomechanical study and porcine model, showing good bone formation and less stiffness as well. Therefore, we proposed a prospective clinical study to investigate safety, subsidence, and fusion of this prosthesis.

International, prospective, single arm, multicenter and observational Post-Market Clinical Follow-up (PMCF). The overall objective of this study is to collect preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative (at 9 weeks, 6 months, 1 year and 2 years) data on the clinical complications and functional outcomes of the study devices to demonstrate safety and performance in a real-world setting. The primary objective is to demonstrate that the use of the study devices is safe. The secondary objective is to demonstrate that the use of the study devices decreases the pain, and improves the quality of life and the daily activities of the subjects.