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title: Cervical Foraminal Stenosis and Radiculopathy - ACDF Versus Minimal Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy.
nct_id: NCT02350621
overall_status: UNKNOWN
phase: NA
sponsor: Stockholm Spine Center AB
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Radiculopathy
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2015-01-29
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# Cervical Foraminal Stenosis and Radiculopathy - ACDF Versus Minimal Invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy.

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

**NCT ID:** [NCT02350621](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02350621)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 80
- **Lead Sponsor:** Stockholm Spine Center AB
- **Conditions:** Radiculopathy
- **Start Date:** 2015-02
- **Completion Date:** 2018-02
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2015-01-29

## 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).

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 25 Years
- **Maximum age:** 70 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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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.
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## Arms

- **ACDF** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
- **miPCF** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — minimal invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy

## Interventions

- **ACDF** (PROCEDURE)
- **minimal invasive Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy** (PROCEDURE)

## Primary Outcomes

- **Neck Disability Index** _(time frame: 24 months)_

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