Complications and safety aspects of kyphoplasty for osteoporotic vertebral fractures: a prospective follow-up study in 102 consecutive patients

Table 2 Registered ongoing multicenter randomized controlled trials involving kyphoplasty [19]

Trial name	Procedure	Control group	n	Follow-up	Primary outcome
FREE	Kyphoplasty in VCF	non-surgical	300	2 years	Quality of life (SF-36)
CAFE	Kyphoplasty in VCF in cancer patients	non-surgical	200	1 year	Pain (VAS), Disability (Roland-Morris)
CEEP	Kyphoplasty in VCF	vertebroplasty	112	2 years	Pain (Roland-Scale)
KAVIAR	Kyphoplasty in VCF	vertebroplasty	1,234	2 years	Subsequent fractures

VCF: Vertebral compression fracture, VAS: Visual Analogous Scale, SF-36: MOS-36 Item Short Form Health Survey

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