NCT01977690

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to see whether a clavicle splint can decrease the pain after posterior cervicothoracic surgery. The term "cervicle splint" conveys that the investigators do not deal with clavicle fractures here but use the splint he stabilize the posterior cervical area. The investigators want to demonstrate this in a prospective randomized manner.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2013

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2013

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 31, 2013

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 7, 2013

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

August 1, 2014

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

August 1, 2014

Completed
3.1 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

August 21, 2017

Completed
Last Updated

August 21, 2017

Status Verified

July 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

October 31, 2013

Results QC Date

July 16, 2016

Last Update Submit

July 21, 2017

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Average Neck Pain Level

    Patients self-recorded their average level of pain on a scale from 1 to 10 for each post-surgery day beginning on postoperative day 2. 1 Meaning least pain, 10 meaning worst level of pain

    1 month

Study Arms (2)

Standard Management

NO INTERVENTION

Patients wore no brace.

Clavicle Brace Wearing

EXPERIMENTAL

Patient has to wear clavicle brace for one month.

Device: Clavicle Brace

Interventions

Clavicle Brace Wearing

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 95 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • \- Patient underwent cervicothoracic surgery from posterior -

You may not qualify if:

  • \- Patients that are potentially vulnerable

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Stanford University Hospital

Stanford, California, 94043, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Duetzmann S, Cole T, Senft C, Seifert V, Ratliff JK, Park J. Clavicle pain and reduction of incisional and fascial pain after posterior cervical surgery. J Neurosurg Spine. 2015 Dec;23(6):684-9. doi: 10.3171/2015.2.SPINE141118. Epub 2015 Aug 21.

Limitations and Caveats

Small number of patients and its location at a single institution.

Results Point of Contact

Title
Stephan Duetzmann
Organization
Johann Wolfgang Goethe University

Study Officials

  • Stephan Duetzmann

    Stanford University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
M.D.,M.Sc.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 31, 2013

First Posted

November 7, 2013

Study Start

October 1, 2013

Primary Completion

August 1, 2014

Study Completion

August 1, 2014

Last Updated

August 21, 2017

Results First Posted

August 21, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations