DELAYED VERSUS EARLY SURGICAL DECOMPRESSION FOR TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY
ConditionTraumatic Spinal Cord Injury
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-60
SponsorFauji Foundation Hospital
About this trial
To compare the outcome of early versus delayed surgical decompression among patients presenting with traumatic spinal cord injury in a tertiary care hospital.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Patients presenting with spinal cord injury (both cervical and thoracic) as per described in the operational definition
Age from 18-60 years
Both male and female patients
Disqualifiers
Patients with penetrating spinal injuries such as gunshot/stab wounds
Patients with pre-existing neurological conditions like myelopathy etc.
Patients with any kind of malignancy
Patients having CSF infection etc.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Early Surgical Decompression
- Delayed Surgical Decompression
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Sponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov