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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12610000567022
ACTRN12610000567022
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In patients with suspected lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), does the nerve root sedimentation sign in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), compared with the existing diagnostic tests, improve the detection of clinically relevant LSS and improve patient outcomes?

Thomas Barz0 sites175 target enrollmentJuly 13, 2010

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Thomas Barz
Enrollment
175
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 13, 2010
End Date
August 1, 2010
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Thomas Barz

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients who presented between January 2004 and December 2007 and in whom lumbar spinal stenosis was suspected based on patient history and clinical examination: History of neurogenic intermittent claudication, Treadmill test performed, VAS and ODI scores pre\- and postoperative available

Exclusion Criteria

  • No MRI available; Contraindication for surgery; Acute spine disease (disc herniation, inflammation); Primary or metastatic malignant disease in the spine; Previous spine surgery; History of inflammatory disease of the spine; Musculoskeletal impairments compromising ability to walk (severe coxarthrosis/gonarthrosis); Peripheral arterial disease (Fontaine stage 2b and higher); Polyneuropathy;
  • LSS level L5/S1; Specific low back pain other than due to LSS

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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