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Completed Phase 1 Interventional

Low-Dose Radiation to Prevent Complications of Back Surgery

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT00018876

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Official title

Radiotherapy to Prevent Fibrosis After Lumbar Laminectomy

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT00018876
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 1
Lead sponsor
University of Pittsburgh
Other
Enrollment
46 participants

Conditions and interventions

Interventions

  • Lumbar nerve root decompression Procedure
  • Preoperative low-dose external beam radiation Procedure

Procedure

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Sep 30, 2000
Primary completion
Not listed
Completion
Sep 30, 2002
Last update posted
Jun 6, 2013

2000 – 2002

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 15213

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