umbar fusion versus nonsurgical treatment for chronic low back pain: a multicenter randomized controlled trial from the Swedish Lumbar Spine Study Group.
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic Low Back PainMusculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12615000162516
- Lead Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 294
Inclusion Criteria
Patients with chronic low back pain for at least 2 years and with radiologic evidence of disc degeneration at L4-L5 or L5-S1. Back pain more pronounced than leg pain and no signs of nerve root compression. The patients must have been on sick leave for at least 1 year and nonsurgical treatment efforts should have been unsuccessful.
Exclusion Criteria
Ongoing psychiatric illness.
Previous spine surgery except for successful removal of herniated disc.
Infection or inflammatory process.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method