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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.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| DCM group | Subjects diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy. |
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| Control group | Subjects diagnosed with cervical spinal disease without myelopathic symptoms. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Standard clinical care procedures and outcome measurements. | Other | Standard of care surgical interventions, imaging impressions, laboratory results, and outcome measurements will be collected and analyzed. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Data 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. | 2 years |
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The study population will be those diagnosed with degenerative cervical myelopathy, and those with cervical degenerative disease who do not experience myelopathic symptoms. Participating subjects will be required to sign the approved informed consent.
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD | Contact | 859-562-0247 | francis.farhadi@uky.edu | |
| Harshit Arora, PhD | Contact | 859-323-4533 | harshit.arora@uky.edu |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD | University of Kentucky | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Kentucky | Recruiting | Lexington | Kentucky | 40536 | United States |
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Blood specimens will be collected and banked for future IRB approved research studies.