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Spinal Implant

Anterior Vertebral Tether for Idiopathic Scoliosis

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Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by Patrick Cahill, MD
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 2 years after last subject's device implantation
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Study Summary

This trial will test if a new type of spinal surgery is safe and works well for kids with scoliosis.

Eligible Conditions
  • Idiopathic Scoliosis

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~2 years after last subject's device implantation
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 years after last subject's device implantation for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Incidence of Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events
Secondary outcome measures
Comparison of Pre-Operative and Post-Operative Cobb Angle
Comparison of Pre-Operative and Post-Operative SRS 30 Scores

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Anterior Vertebral TetheringExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects receiving Anterior Vertebral Tethering intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Patrick Cahill, MDLead Sponsor

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is this experiment actively recruiting participants at this time?

"The clinicaltrials.gov page for this study confirms that it is no longer accepting patients - the initial post was on July 12th 2017 and the most recent edit being March 24th 2022. However, there are still 75 other trials actively recruiting participants at present."

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Could I gain admittance into this clinical research experiment?

"This clinical trial for scoliosis idiopathic is open to children between 8 and 16 years of age. Up to 20 participants may take part in this study before recruitment ends."

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Do you have any age restrictions for enrolment in this experiment?

"For this research study, participants must be at least 8 years of age but no older than 16."

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Vertebral Body Tethering Outcomes for Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis
Patrick Cahill, MD 2017. "Vertebral Body Tethering Outcomes for Pediatric Idiopathic Scoliosis". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03194568.
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