Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy Repository (DCM)

University of Kentucky

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Cervical Myelopathy

Treatments: Other: Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05446259

78340

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 245 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

• None outside or diagnostic requirements and age limits.

Trial design

245 participants in 2 patient groups

DCM group

Description:

Subjects diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy.

Treatment:

Other: Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.

Control group

Description:

Subjects diagnosed with cervical spinal disease without myelopathic symptoms.

Treatment:

Other: Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements.