Monitoring of Fluoroscopy Time on the Dose Delivered to the Patient During Vertebral Cementoplasty Procedures

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, STRASBOURG, FRANCE · Dec 7, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying how closely monitoring the time spent using a special imaging technique called fluoroscopy can affect the amount of radiation that patients receive during a specific medical procedure known as vertebral cementoplasty. This procedure is often performed to treat painful vertebra compression fractures, and it is regularly done at the Strasbourg University Hospital. The goal of the study is to see if keeping track of fluoroscopy time helps reduce radiation exposure to patients while ensuring the procedure is done safely and effectively.

To participate in this trial, you need to be an adult (18 years or older) and a patient at the hospital scheduled for a vertebral cementoplasty on a single vertebra between June and September 2020. If you agree to be part of the study, your data may be used for research purposes, but you will need to give your consent. If you have previously had surgery on your spine or are having the procedure done on more than one vertebra, you won't be eligible to join. Participants can expect to be part of a process aimed at improving safety during their procedure, and their information will contribute to understanding how to better protect patients from unnecessary radiation during medical treatments.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion criteria:
• • Adult patient (≥18 years old)
• • Man or woman
• • Patient cared for at the HUS in interventional service for the realization of a vertebral cementoplasty of a single level between 01/06/2020 and 30/09/2020
• • Subject who has not expressed his opposition, after being informed, to the reuse of his data for the purposes of this research.
• Exclusion criteria:
• • Patient who expressed their opposition to the reuse of their data for research purposes
• • Vertebroplasties of more than one level
• • History of spinal surgery or vertebroplasty near the level concerned