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Status unknownNCT02875431C5registryUpdated Aug 23, 2016

Multicentric Registry for the Detection of C5 Palsy After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion

An observational study in Degenerative Cervical Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Disc Herniation and Suspected Cervical Spine Instability, sponsored by Technical University of Munich. Status unknown at 1 site in Germany. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-08-23.

Sponsored by Technical University of Munich · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2016), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,087
Sex
All
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Study summary

Detect the reason for the frequently occurring C5 palsy after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion

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A registry which includes all known and individually analyzed but even new factors are evaluated in order to perform a multivariate analysis for the detection of risk factors of C5 palsy after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion which is a very disabling and still cryptic complication.

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Conditions studied

  • Degenerative Cervical Spinal Stenosis
  • Cervical Disc Herniation
  • Suspected Cervical Spine Instability
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In context

Spinal Stenosis

459 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinal Stenosis; 103 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,087 is above the median of 116 across 152 observational studies indexed under Spinal Stenosis.

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Lead sponsor

Technical University of Munich is the lead sponsor of 315 studies on the registry; 55 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement due to herniated disc, spinal stenosis or trauma

Inclusion criteria

  • ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement due to herniated disc, spinal stenosis or trauma

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • infectious disease or neurodegenerative disease
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,087 participants (estimated)
Target follow-up
3 Months
Patient registry
Yes

Groups and cohorts

  • ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement

    Procedure: Patients undergo ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement

Interventions

  • ProcedurePatients undergo ACDF or cervical vertebral body replacement
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. C5 palsy

    defined as deterioration on BMRC scale of C5 innervated muscles

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Department of Neurosurgery
    Munich, Bavaria 81675, Germany
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 23, 2016, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02875431
Lead sponsor
Technical University of Munich
Collaborators
Medical University Innsbruck, Charite University, Berlin, Germany, University Hospital, Geneva, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Köln-Mehrheim, Wirbelsäulenzentrum, St. Josephs-Hospital, Wiesbaden, Vivantes Clinic Neukölln, Klinik für Neurochirurgie, Helios-Klinikum Krefeld, Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinikum Karlsbad-Langensteinbach, Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich, Zentrum für Wirbelsäulenchirurgie Kempen
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Aug 23, 2016
Start date
Aug 2016
Primary completion
Aug 2017 (estimated)
Completion
Nov 2017 (estimated)
Last update
Aug 23, 2016

Study contacts

Sandro M Krieg, MD, MBA
Contact
sandro.krieg@tum.de
+498941409482
Sebastian Ille, MD
Contact
sebastian.ille@tum.de
+498941405693
Bernhard Meyer, MD
study chair · TU München

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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