Current Studies

Treatment of Compressive Cervical Myelopathy in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Prospective Outcome Study
Sponsored in part by DePuy AcroMed

This study is designed to assess the long-term effect of surgery on patients with regard to their symptoms of fibromyalgia and cervical myelopathy. The goal of the study is to learn if the treatment of these patients' myelopathy minimizes or resolves their symptoms associated with fibromyalgia. Surgical and non-surgical patients are asked to complete questionnaires monitoring their own assessments of their symptoms and health, emotional well-being, and quality of life at three, six, nine, twelve, and twenty-four months post-initial evaluation.

Participants must be at least eighteen years of age, meet the American College of Rheumatology criteria for the diagnosis of fibromyalgia, meet the standard neurologic criteria for cervical myelopathy, and myelopathy must not be due to intrinsic disease of the spinal cord.

Enrollment is closed.

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