Sorensen 2005.

Methods	Randomised controlled trial, open‐label
Participants	N = 27 Inclusion criteria New pain in spine (within 6 months) X‐ray verified low energy spinal fracture(s) Exclusion criteria Less than 20% or more than 90% reduction of the vertebral height Lack of pain at fracture level No need for continuous analgesic treatment Patient not able to communicate General anaesthesia contraindicated MRI not possible Coagulopathy (not adjustable) Spondylitis, disciitis or spinal metastasis
Interventions	Vertebroplasty Usual care
Outcomes	Follow‐up to 12 months Primary outcome Level of pain Secondary outcomes Need for analgesics, Number of days at hospital Level of ADL
Study name	Percutaneous vertebroplasty versus conservative treatment of pain: a prospective, randomized controlled study of osteoporotic fractures in the spine
Starting date	March 2004
Contact information	Principal Investigator: Leif Sorensen
Notes	Trial Registration: NCT00203554 Primary sponsor: University of Aarhus, Denmark Completed January 2008, no results available