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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN68857256
ISRCTN68857256
Completed
Not Applicable

Conservative treatment in patients with an acute Lumbosacral Radicular Syndrome: design of a randomised clinical trial

Erasmus Medical Centre (Netherlands)0 sites135 target enrollmentNovember 1, 2004

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
umbosacral Radicular Syndrome also called sciatica
Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Centre (Netherlands)
Enrollment
135
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 1, 2004
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Erasmus Medical Centre (Netherlands)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Radiating (pain) complaints in the leg below the knee
  • 2\. Severity of complaints scored above 3 on a 10 point Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (0 \= no complaints; 10 \= maximum complaints)
  • 3\. Duration of the (pain) complaints less than 6 weeks
  • 4\. Age above 18 years
  • 5\. Able to speak and read Dutch
  • 6\. Presents of one of the following symptoms:
  • 6\.1\. More pain on coughing, sneezing or straining
  • 6\.2\. Decreased muscle strength in the leg
  • 6\.3\. Sensory deficits in the leg
  • 6\.4\. Decreased reflex activity in the leg

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Radiating (pain) complaints in the preceding 6 months
  • 2\. Back surgery in the past 3 years
  • 3\. Treated with epidural injections
  • 4\. Pregnancy
  • 5\. Co\-morbidity that primary determines overall well being
  • 6\. Direct indication for surgery (unbearable pain, fast progression of paresis or cauda equina syndrome
  • 7\. Expected loss to follow\-up (i.e. moving towards other part of the country, long lasting foreign holiday)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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