MOVEMENT ANALYSIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING VERTEBRECTOMIES FOR SPINE ONCOLOGY: A PILOT STUDY

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli10 enrolled

Overview

Analyze the geometric and kinematic parameters of the spine in patients undergoing vertebrectomy through gait analysis, both during the execution of motor tasks such as walking, standing, and basic trunk movements, with the aim of improving the assessment and, therefore, possibly, the treatment and the final clinical outcome.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Spine Tumor Vertebral Metastasis Vertebral Column Mass

Interventions

vertebrectomyOTHER

en bloc resection of oncological vertebra

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 years or older * Presence of spinal cancer with surgical indication for vertebrectomy * Approval and signature of informed consent for the study * Ability to undergo movement analysis before the surgery and the 6-month follow-up Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Presence of degenerative, traumatic, or infectious pathologies or spinal deformities * Absence of a signed informed consent form * Inability to undergo movement analysis before the surgery or the 6-month follow-up

Locations (1)

Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Bologna, Italy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Gait Analysis

Measure and correlate geometric and kinematic parameters of the trunk and spine through instrumental motion analysis, before and after vertebrectomy surgery in patients with oncological spinal diseases.

Time frame: 6 months after vertebrectomy

Secondary Outcomes

questionnaire

Evaluate patient-reported functional outcomes through self-administered questionnaires: Oswestry Disability Index and Fall Efficacy Scale-International

Time frame: 6 months after vertebrectomy

spino-pelvic parameters

Measure the geometric spino-pelvic parameters (static) and compare them with the kinematic parameters (dynamic)

Time frame: 6 months after vertebrectomy

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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