Clinical Trial: Effect of a Synthetic PEG Hydrogel Dural Sealant on Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage and Associated Symptoms in Spinal Surgery With Incidental or Intentional Durotomy: A Prospective Observational Study Using Interrupted Time Series Analysis (Japan)

Tokyo, March 23 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060882) titled 'A Study on the Effect of Introducing PEG Gel Dural Sealant for Preventing Postoperative Cerebrospinal Fluid Leakage in Patients Who Underwent Dural Repair During Spinal Surgery' on March 21.

Study Type: Observational

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Japan Community Healthcare Organization Osaka Hospital

Condition: Condition - Incidental or intentional durotomy requiring dural repair during spinal surgery Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - To determine whether the introduction of a synthetic PEG dural sealant contributes to reducing postoperative CSF leak...