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Expert Panel Review for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (SLIP II Trial)

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Led By Zoher Ghogawala, MD
Research Sponsored by Lahey Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
Awards & highlights

SLIP II Trial Summary

SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy Versus Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion

Eligible Conditions
  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
  • Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylolisthesis

SLIP II Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
NASS Patient Satisfaction
Secondary outcome measures
36-inch Standing Plain Radiographs
Complications
Cost Data -- Hospital Claims & Health Resource Utilization
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SLIP II Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Expert Panel ReviewExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
For patients who are randomized to receive an expert panel review, de-identified lumbar MRI (sagittal and key axial images), 36-inch standing plain radiographs (if available), and flexion and extension radiographs will be uploaded into a web-based platform and reviewed. These will be submitted for an Expert Panel Review. Images will be reviewed through a Spine Expert's Network, consisting of physicians involved in this study who will each offer their opinion as to which of two surgical treatment groups (decompression alone or decompression with fusion) they would choose for the patient. The results of this review will be discussed between the patient and the patient's physician. Together, they will determine the best surgical approach.
Group II: No Expert Panel ReviewActive Control1 Intervention
For patients not receiving the expert panel review, they will discuss with their surgeon the best surgical option and proceed as they would in standard of care.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Lahey ClinicLead Sponsor
72 Previous Clinical Trials
244,583 Total Patients Enrolled
Zoher Ghogawala, MDPrincipal InvestigatorLahey Hospital & Medical Center
5 Previous Clinical Trials
660 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy Versus Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion
2017. "SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy Versus Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03570801.
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