Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Francis Farhadi

Code:

NCT05464251

Conditions

Spinal Epidural Abscess

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Prospective chart review of subjects diagnosed with spinal epidural abscess

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a prospective study involving all patients treated at the University of Kentucky for spinal epidural abscess over a 2-year period. Based on ongoing referrals of patients with SEA, we expect that 200 patients will be enrolled during this time window. We propose to study all available clinical, pathological, radiological, and socioeconomic data of patients diagnosed with a spinal infection with or without a history of drug abuse over this study period. All patients' charts will be prospectively reviewed starting at the time of presentation for a period of 1 year.

Conditions

Spinal Epidural Abscess

Study ID

NCT05464251

Start date

Jul 12, 2022

Status verified date

Feb, 2026

Completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jun, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All patient with ICD codes for pyogenic vertebral osteomyelitis, discitis, and spinal epidural abscess will be reviewed for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients unwilling or unable to attend follow up appointments.

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

Subjects with spinal epidural abscess with a history of drug abuse

Subjects with spinal epidural abscess with no history of drug abuse

Interventions

Prospective chart review of subjects diagnosed with spinal epidural abscess

Collection and assessment of available clinical, pathological, radiological, and socioeconomic data on subjects presenting with spinal epidural abscess. Standard of care treatment and outcomes for each group will be analyzed.

Primary outcome measure

  • Correlation between employment status and infection reoccurrence. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Correlation between income and infection reoccurrence. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Correlation between insurer and infection reoccurrence. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]
  • Correlation between living situation and infection reoccurrence. [ Time Frame: 1 year ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD

859-562-0247francis.farhadi@uky.edu

Harshit Arora, PhD

859-323-4533harshit.arora@uky.edu

Locations

University of Kentucky

Recruiting

Lexington, Kentucky, United States, 40536

Contacts

Francis Farhadi, MD, PhD

859-562-0247francis.farhadi@uky.edu

Harshit Arora, PhD

859-323-4533harshit.arora@uky.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Francis Farhadi

Last update posted

Feb 13, 2026

Last verified

Feb, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Francis Farhadi on 2026-02-13.