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Biportal Endoscopic Discectomy Versus Microdiscectomy: RCT, Non-inferiority Trial

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Lumbar Herniated Intervertebral Disc
Interventions
Procedure: Biportal endoscopy
Procedure: Microdiscectomy
Registration Number
NCT03924700
Lead Sponsor
Seoul National University Hospital
Brief Summary

This study is to compare the clinical outcome between the biportal endoscopic discectomy and microdiscectomy in herniated intervertebral disc of lumbar spine

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
64
Inclusion Criteria
  • patients aged between 20 and 80
  • patients who has radiating pain (VAS >=40) on lower extremities with HIVD
  • patients who required one-level discectomy between L1 and S1
  • those who (only if a signature was obtainable), or whose legal guardian, fully understood the clinical trial details and signed the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria
  • Revision surgery
  • Over spondylolisthesis Gr II
  • Degenerative lumbar scoliosis (Cobb angle >20)
  • patients with a history of other spinal diseases (compression fracture, spondylitis, tumor)
  • women with positive pregnancy tests before the trial or who planned to become pregnant within the following 3 years
  • patients with a history of malignant tumor or malignant diseases (but the cases of cured disease with no relapse for the past 5 years were included in the present study)
  • patients with mental retardation or whose parents or legal guardians were older or had mental disabilities
  • other patients viewed as inappropriate by the staff

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Biportal endoscopic discectomyBiportal endoscopyBiportal endoscopic discectomy for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc
MicrodiscectomyMicrodiscectomyMicrodiscectomy for lumbar herniated intervertebral disc
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oswestry disability index (ODI)at 1 year after surgery

The ODI is based on a self-administered questionnaire measuring ''back-specific function.'' The questionnaire comprises 10 items, each with 6 levels of response. Each item is scored from 0 to 5, and the total summation is converted to a 0-100 scale. The ODI scores ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating severe symptoms.

This is assessed by ODI survey at 1 year after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Operation duration time (minutes)Immediate after operation

Intraoperative time in minutes

Change from baseline Oswestry disability index (ODI)3, 6, and 12, months, and every year, up to 5 year after operation

The ODI is based on a self-administered questionnaire measuring ''back-specific function.'' The questionnaire comprises 10 items, each with 6 levels of response. Each item is scored from 0 to 5, and the total summation is converted to a 0-100 scale. The ODI scores ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating severe symptoms.

Change from baseline EuroQoL-5 dimension (EQ-5D) value3, 6, and 12, months, and every year, up to 5 year after operation

EQ-5D is a standardized instrument developed by the EuroQol Group as a measure of health-related quality of life that can be used in a wide range of health conditions and treatments. The descriptive system comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Rated level can be coded as a number 1 to 5, which indicates having no problems for 1, and having extreme problems for 5. As a result, a person's health status can be defined by a 5-digit number, ranging from 11111 (having no problems in all dimensions) to 55555 (having extreme problems in all dimensions). EQ-5D health states may be converted into a single index value. The index values are a major feature of the EQ-5D instrument, facilitating the calculation of quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) that are used to inform economic evaluations of health care interventions. The value sets are anchored on 11111 = 1 and 55555 = 0 and can therefore be used in QALY calculations.

Change from baseline PainDETECT score3, 6, and 12, months, and every year, up to 5 year after operation

The painDETECT Questionnaire (PDQ) is a screening tool designed to detect neuropathic pain in patients with chronic low back pain (LBP) based on self-reported pain characteristics. The degree of the seven types of pain quality, the type of pain pattern, and the presence of radiating pain. From the three components of the PDQ, a total score is calculated; a high score indicates that the pain is likely to have a neuropathic component. Scoring is performed using a scoring manual, and results in a final screening score: a score of 0-12 indicates nociceptive pain, 19-38 indicates neuropathic pain, and 13-18 indicates mixed pain.

Number of participants with treatment-related adverse events as assessed by CTCAE v4.0up to 1 month after operation

Surgery related adverse events (incidental durotomy, wound infection, re-operation, re-admission)

Volume of postoperative drainage (ml)Within 3 days after operation

Total drainage after surgery in milli-liter

Number of participants with complete discectomyWithin 3 days after operation

After surgery, degree of discectomy was measured using postoperative MRI

Concentration of creatine phosphokinase level in bloodAt 2 day after surgery

Creatine phosphokinase assessment to measure muscle injury at operation

Times of hospital stay (hours)Within 7 days after operation

Total hospital stay after surgery

Volume of postoperative Fentanyl consumptionAt 3 days after operation

Total amount of fentanyl consumption after surgery (PCA dose + rescue dose)

Number of radiographic complicationsevery year, up to 5 year after operation

Radiographic complications includes disc degeneration, facet degeneration, re-ruptured disc, back muscle atrophy, kyphotic change, disc rupture...

Change from baseline Visual Analog Pain Scale (VAS)4, 8, 12, 24, 48 hours, 2 weeks, 3, 6, and 12, months, and every year, up to 5 year after operation

VAS is a measurement score that indicates pain severity status. VAS score comprised a 10-cm line with ''none'' (0) on one end of the scale and ''disabling pain'' (10) on the other.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Chungnam National University Hospital

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Daejeon, Korea, Republic of

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

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Seongnam-si, Gyounggido, Korea, Republic of

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