Clinical trialNCT02669836CompletedInterventional

Posterior Fossa Decompression With or Without Duraplasty for Chiari Type I Malformation With Syringomyelia

SponsorWashington University School of MedicineEnrollment162Arnold-Chiari Malformation, Type 1Chiari Malformation Type ISyringomyeliaType I Arnold-Chiari Malformation

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Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a posterior fossa decompression or a posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty results in better patient outcomes with fewer complications and improved quality of life in those who have Chiari malformation type I and syringomyelia.

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Investigators

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David D Limbrick, MD, PhD
Washington University-St. Louis Children's Hospital
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

St. Louis Children'S Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study. It may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 30 Apr 2016
Primary completion: 31 Jul 2020
Completion: 31 Jul 2020
Last update posted: 31 Oct 2024
Registered enrollment: 162
Registry id: NCT02669836

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