To create a research repository of patients with known degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) and a control cohort of subjects who have non-myelopathic spinal disease. This repository will be used to assess functional and/or biological measures that may allow for improved prediction of symptomatic progression and response to treatment in patients with DCM. In addition, this repository will be used to develop a risk assessment scale to accurately predict functional outcomes following operative management of DCM.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
245
Standard of care surgical interventions, imaging impressions, laboratory results, and outcome measurements will be collected and analyzed.
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky, United States
RECRUITINGData comparison between DCM and control groups
This study is to determine biomarkers associated with DCM and analyze objective clinical measures to determine more predictable and potentially effective treatments for patients diagnosed with cervical myelopathy.
Time frame: 2 years
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