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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN14792164
ISRCTN14792164Active, not recruiting未知

Investigation into the distinct clinical characteristics of people with sciatica in order to develop an algorithm for their classification in the Greek health system

niversity of West Attica0 sites300 target enrollmentStarted: February 10, 2020Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Active, not recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
300

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Patients with sciatica diagnosed by spine specialist in a private or public hospital and referred to physiotherapy
  • 2. Pain in the lumbar region that reflects at the lower extremity in either a dermatomal distribution or not
  • 3. Subjective neurological symptoms in one lower extremity, such as numbness, tingling, burning, weight sensation and crippling pain
  • 4. Aged 18-75 years old
  • 5. Ablity to read and communicate in Greek
  • 6. Willingness to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Suspected serious spinal pathology or clinical red-flags such as cauda equina syndrome, suspicion of spinal tumours, infection, fractures and inflammatory spondyloarthropathy
  • 2. Previous lumbar spine surgery
  • 3. Previous lower extremity surgery
  • 4. Currently receiving ongoing care from or have been in consultation with a secondary care doctor or physiotherapist for the same problem in the last 3 months
  • 5. Serious co-morbidity preventing them from attending the research clinic and/or undergoing assessment and interventions
  • 6. Severe enduring mental health condition
  • 7. Pregnancy
  • 8. Current participation in any other research study because of symptoms of back and leg pain or sciatica
  • 9. Scoliosis of the spine >10 degrees, as measured on an X-ray
  • 10. Taking steroid medications to treat neurological symptoms during the research period

Investigators

Sponsor
niversity of West Attica

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