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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON50214
NL-OMON50214
Not yet recruiting
Not Applicable

The PLUS Study: Preventing Lumbar disc surgery - PLUS study

ZonMw0 sites146 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
sciatica and herniated nucleus pulposus
Sponsor
ZonMw
Enrollment
146
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
2 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
2 years ago
Study Type
Interventional

Investigators

Sponsor
ZonMw

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Incapacitating lumbosacral radicular syndrome with leg pain, NRS\>6, (with or
  • without back pain) that had lasted for a minimum of 6 weeks with or without
  • mild neurological deficit, medical research council (MRC) muscle scale higher
  • Magnetic resonance imaging (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 above

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patients 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
  • Bony stenosis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Pregnancy
  • Complicated disc herniation requiring more operations
  • Severe coexisting disease e.g. osteoporosis, dementia
  • Patient with contra\-indications for steroids injections
  • Insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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