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临床试验/ISRCTN04820368
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Multi-centre randomised control trial comparing the clinical and cost effectiveness of trans-foraminal epidural steroid injection to surgical microdiscectomy for the treatment of chronic radicular pain secondary to prolapsed intervertebral disc herniation: Nerve rootblock versus surgery (NERVES)

The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 163 人开始时间: 2014年6月5日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
未知
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
163

研究概览

简要总结

2018 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30185221 2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33845941/ (added 14/04/2021) (published 01/04/2021) 2021 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33969319/ (added 11/05/2021)

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • As of 19/05/2016:
  • 1. Diagnosed lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica)
  • 2. Sciatica secondary to prolapsed intervertebral disc (PID) (proven on MRI)
  • 3. Duration of symptoms between 6 weeks and 12 months
  • 4. Leg pain non-responsive to conservative, non-invasive management
  • 5. Age 16 – 65 years
  • 6. Patient has attempted at least one form of conservative (non-operative) treatment* but this has not provided adequate relief of patient’s pain/symptoms
  • 7. Patient willing and able to give consent
  • *including but not limited to; medication, physiotherapy, modification of daily activities
  • Previous inclusion criteria:
  • 1. Newly diagnosed disabling sciatica secondary to prolapsed intervertebral disc (proven on MRI)
  • 2. Duration of symptoms between 6 weeks and 6 months
  • 3. Failed conservative, non-invasive management
  • 4. Age over 16 years
  • 5. Diagnosed with lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica) secondary to a lumbar disc herniation
  • 6. Medication has not been helpful in treating the patient's pain/symptoms
  • 7. Modification of daily activities has not been helpful in treating the patient's pain/symptoms
  • 8. Physiotherapy has not been helpful in treating the patient's pain/symptoms
  • 9. Patient willing to give consent

排除标准

  • As of 19/05/2016:
  • 1. Serious neurological deficit (e.g. foot-drop/possible cauda-equina compression)
  • 2. Previous spinal surgery at the same intervertebral disc (level)
  • 3. Sciatica presentation for longer than 12 months
  • 4. Age < 16
  • 5. Age > 65
  • 6. Patient has not attempted any form of conservative treatment
  • 7. Any patient who has a contraindication for surgery and/or injection
  • 8. Patient known to be pregnant
  • Previous exclusion criteria:
  • 1. Neurological deficit (foot-drop/possible cauda-equina compression)
  • 2. Previous surgery at that level
  • 3. Age: < 16
  • 4. Any patient who has not attempted conservative non-operative treatment for a minimum of 6 weeks
  • 5. Any patient who has a contraindication for surgery
  • 6. Any patient who is pregnant

研究者

发起方
The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust (UK)

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