UnknownNot Applicable

Primary Sacroiliac Fusion Versus Fusion to the Sacrum for Degenerative Disease of the Lumbar Spine

148 participantsStarted 2020-08

Plain-language summary

To prove that the use of additional S2alar-iliac screws for pure lumbar fusions due to degenerative lumbar disease provides superior outcome compared to the standard procedure of fusion to S1.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with symptomatic degenerative spine disease with or without spinal stenosis undergoing lumbosacral fusion to S1 * Lumbar or thoracolumbar Instrumentation * Planned ventral intervertebral fusion (ALIF, TLIF, PLIF) in L5/S1 * Age ≥ 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Scoliosis \>20° * Chronic steroid usage * Significant co-morbidity influencing the surgical success: * Osteoporosis * Rheumatoid arthritis * Mental illness/dementia

What they're measuring

Revision rate

Timeframe: 1 year after surgery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04308018

SponsorTechnical University of Munich

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08

Contact for this trial

Sandro Krieg, MD

8941402151 sandro.krieg@tum.de

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Degeneration Spine trials