Clinical Trials for Spinal Disorders

For more information about patients' participation in the following clinical trials, contact the UCSF Spine Center at 415.353.2739 or 1-866-SPINE.

• Prospective and retrospective study comparing open spinal surgery with minimally invasive spinal surgery for the treatment of spinal disorders

• The minimally invasive transpedicular approach versus traditional open transpedicular approach in accessing pathologies of the vertebral body

• Predictors of outcome in the management of primary tumors of the spin: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of the Spine Oncology Study Group (Medtronic)

• Linkage analysis, gene mapping and genome-wide analysis of degenerative disc disease

• A prospective patient registry for bone graft substitues in spinal fusion: patient outcomes and use in clinical practice

• Neurosurgery patient outcomes in treating spinal disorders (NEUROPOINT - SD)

• An assessment of P-15 bone putty in anterior cervical fusion with instrumentation

• Prospective, multi-center, randomized controlled study to compare the spinal sealant system as an adjunct to sutured dural repair to standard care methods during spinal surgery (Active, but closed to enrollment)

• Efficacy of riluzole in patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy undergoing surgical treatment