Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Repository

Purpose

To create a research repository of patients with known degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and a control cohort of subjects who have non-myelopathic spinal disease. This repository will be used to assess functional and/or biological measures that may allow for improved prediction of symptomatic progression and response to treatment in patients with DCM. In addition, this repository will be used to develop a risk assessment scale to accurately predict functional outcomes following operative management of DCM.

Condition

  • Cervical Myelopathy

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 18 Years and 100 Years
Eligible Genders
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Diagnosis of degenerative cervical myelopathy - Diagnosis of cervical degenerative disease without myelopathy

Exclusion Criteria

  • None outside or diagnostic requirements and age limits.

Study Design

Phase
Study Type
Observational [Patient Registry]
Observational Model
Case-Control
Time Perspective
Prospective

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
DCM group Subjects diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy.
  • Other: Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.
    Standard of care surgical interventions, imaging impressions, laboratory results, and outcome measurements will be collected and analyzed.
Control group Subjects diagnosed with cervical spinal disease without myelopathic symptoms.
  • Other: Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.
    Standard of care surgical interventions, imaging impressions, laboratory results, and outcome measurements will be collected and analyzed.

Recruiting Locations

UK Center for Clinical and Translational Science and nearby locations

University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40536
Contact:
Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD
859-562-0247
francis.farhadi@uky.edu

More Details

NCT ID
NCT05446259
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
University of Kentucky

Study Contact

Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD
859-562-0247
francis.farhadi@uky.edu