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Dual attending for Scoliosis

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Led By Steven D Glassman, MD

Research Sponsored by Norton Leatherman Spine Center

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Patients scheduled for a complex spine adult deformity surgery.

instrumented posterior fusion from the thoracic spine into the pelvis, S1 or iliac wings; and/or any three-column posterior osteotomy, either a pedicle subtraction osteotomy or a vertebral column resection.

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

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Study Summary

This trial sought to compare the cost-effectiveness of having two attending spine surgeons instead of one for complex adult spine deformity surgery. The study found that having two attending spine surgeons decreases downstream costs compared to a single spine attending, and that the TDABC method is a more accurate way to measure the cost of the surgery than traditional accounting methods.

Eligible Conditions

Scoliosis

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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You are planning to have a surgery for a complicated spinal deformity as an adult.

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You have had a surgery that involves joining the bones in your back together with metal rods and screws, or a surgery that removes a portion of your spine.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Hospitalization cost

Secondary outcome measures

EurQOL 5d

Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire

Pain scales

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Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Active Control

Placebo Group

Group I: Dual attendingActive Control1 Intervention

Two attending spine surgeons during the critical portions of the surgery

Group II: Single attendingPlacebo Group1 Intervention

One spine attending and an assistant during the critical portions of the surgery, The assistant can be a spine fellow, a resident or a physician's assistant.

0 / 2Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Norton Leatherman Spine CenterLead Sponsor

5 Previous Clinical Trials

717 Total Patients Enrolled

3 Trials studying Scoliosis

353 Patients Enrolled for Scoliosis

Steven D Glassman, MDPrincipal InvestigatorNorton Leatherman Spine Center

Frequently Asked Questions

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Are there currently opportunities to join this experiment?

"Based on the latest information hosted by clinicaltrials.gov, this specific trial has ceased recruitment for now. Posted back in May 2016, with its last update occurring in March of that year, it is no longer looking for patients at present. However there are still 185 other studies actively searching for participants right now."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Single Versus Dual Spine Attending Surgeons in Complex Adult Deformity Surgery:

2016. "Single Versus Dual Spine Attending Surgeons in Complex Adult Deformity Surgery:". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02703831.