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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2017-002119-33-NL
EUCTR2017-002119-33-NL
Active, not recruiting
Phase 1

The PLUS study: Preventing LUmbar Disc Surgery - PLUS study

ZonMW0 sitesJuly 20, 2017

Overview

Phase
Phase 1
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
umbosacral Radicular Syndrome
Sponsor
ZonMW
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
8 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 20, 2017
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
8 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
ZonMW

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • In order to be eligible to participate in this study, a subject must meet all of the following criteria:
  • Incapacitating lumbosacral radicular syndrome with leg pain (with or without back pain) that had lasted for a minimum of 6 weeks
  • with or without mild neurological deficit (MRC higher than 3\)
  • MRI which confirms a lumbar HNP that compromises the spinal nerve and can explain the clinical symptoms of the patient
  • The patients should according to usual care have an indication for lumbar HNP operation by a neurosurgeon.
  • Signed informed consent for participation in the study
  • 18 years and
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes

Exclusion Criteria

  • A potentially eligible subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study:
  • Patients exclude suffering from cauda equina syndrome
  • Previous spine surgery at the same level during the previous 6 months
  • Previous transforminal injections at the same level during the previous 6 months
  • Bony stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Pregnancy
  • Complicated disc herniation requiring more operations
  • Severe coexisting disease e.g. osteoporosis, dementia
  • Patient with contra\-indications for steroids injections

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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