Alternative Treatment of Giant Spinal Schwannomas

Spinal Cord Neoplasms Clinical Trial

Official title:

Alternatives to The Surgical Approach for Giant Spinal Schwannomas: A Clinic Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02494622
• Other study ID #: GK8
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 25, 2015
• Last updated: July 7, 2015
• Start date: January 2008
• Est. completion date: December 2013

Study information

• Verified date: July 2015
• Source: Umraniye Education and Research Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Turkey: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Schwannomas are benign tumors that can reach giant sizes. The diagnosis and treatment of these cases differ from those of small schwannomas. The aim of this study was to review the diagnoses and surgical approach characteristics of the giant spinal schwannomas (GSS) of patients who underwent surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 18
• Est. completion date: December 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 16 Years to 76 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients diagnosed with benign spinal schwannoma Sridhar Type III, IV and V

Exclusion Criteria:

• Malign spinal schwannoma

• Sridhar Type I and II

Study Design

Time Perspective: Retrospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Spinal Cord Neoplasms

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Gulsah Karaoren	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Gulsah Karaoren

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (2)

Ohnishi Y, Iwatsuki K, Ohkawa T, Ninomiya K, Moriwaki T, Yoshimine T. Differences between Cervical Schwannomas of the Anterior and Posterior Nerve Roots in Relation to the Incidence of Postoperative Radicular Dysfunction. Asian Spine J. 2015 Apr;9(2):263-70. doi: 10.4184/asj.2015.9.2.263. Epub 2015 Apr 15. — View Citation

Samii M, Alimohamadi M, Gerganov V. Surgical Treatment of Jugular Foramen Schwannoma: Surgical Treatment Based on a New Classification. Neurosurgery. 2015 Sep;77(3):424-32; discussion 432. doi: 10.1227/NEU.0000000000000831. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Effects of the alternative surgical techniques to the amount of the tumor mass which measured by Nurick Scale		3 years	Yes