Cervical Foraminal Stenosis and Radiculopathy - ACDF Versus Minimal Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy.

Cervical Foraminal Stenosis and Radiculopathy - Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Versus Minimal Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy miPCF).

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02350621

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-29

Start date

2015-02-28

Completion date

2018-02-28

Last updated

2015-01-29

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Conditions

Radiculopathy

Keywords

cervical foraminal stenosis minimal invasive foraminotomy

Brief summary

A prospective randomized clinical trial. Cervical spondylotic foraminal stenosis with radiculopahty. Comparison results between 2 treatment options: ACDF and minimal invasive posterior cervical foraminiotomy. 80 patients to be followed for 2 years. Parameters to study: NDI, VAS, EQ-5D, complications, health economics, recurrens of stenosis, movement of facet joints pre- and postoperatively (foraminotomy group).

Interventions

PROCEDUREACDF

PROCEDUREminimal invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

25 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Cervical radiculopathy on 1 or 2 levels correlated on MRI and CT Arm pain more than 30 (VAS). Duration more than 3 months.

Exclusion criteria

* Myelopathy. Soft disc hernia. Previous neck surgery. Tumors, infection, WAD, trauma, generalized pain syndrome.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Neck Disability Index	24 months

Contacts

Primary ContactAndreas Selander, MD

andreas.selander@spinecenter.se

Backup ContactAnton Rasch, MD, PhD

anton.rasch@spinecenter.se

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026