Imaging Inflammation of the Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglion before and after Anterior Cervical Discectomy: a Pilot study

Imaging Inflammation of the Cervical Dorsal Root Ganglion before and after Anterior Cervical Discectomy: a Pilot study - ACD-FDG PET Study

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON41414

Enrollment

Registered

2013-12-13

Start date

2015-04-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-29

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Conditions

Cervical radiculair pain

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Radicular pain of the lowar cervical spine (C4-7) with an indication for anterior cervical discectomy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age below 18 and above 65 years; Pregnancy; Lack of cooperation of the patient; Patients who are not able to complete the questionnaires, according to the referring doctor; allergy to contrast dye; diabetics.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameter of the additional study is detection of the site of inflammation of the dorsal root ganglion with FDG-PET/CT. Also, if increased tracer activity is detected at the site of the affected ganglion, standard uptake values (SUVs) will be determined. It will be investigated whether the values of the SUVs correlate with the severity of the patients* complaints and whether at repeat investigation (after the anterior cervical discectomy) there is a change in this outcome measurement.	—

Measure

Time frame

The main study parameter of the additional study is detection of the site of inflammation of the dorsal root ganglion with FDG-PET/CT. Also, if increased tracer activity is detected at the site of the affected ganglion, standard uptake values (SUVs) will be determined. It will be investigated whether the values of the SUVs correlate with the severity of the patients* complaints and whether at repeat investigation (after the anterior cervical discectomy) there is a change in this outcome measurement.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The influence of treatment on the intensity of pain, the global perceived effect.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results