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Mini-invasive Lumbar Arthrodesis in Ambulatory

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Lumbar Spine Degeneration
Interventions
Procedure: mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesis
Registration Number
NCT04914728
Lead Sponsor
Elsan
Brief Summary

Degenerative lumbar pathologies are characterised by functional impairment and the occurrence of severe chronic pain and disability Arthrodesis of the lumbar spine is a common surgery for the treatment of degenerative lumbar pathologies. It is commonly performed during a hospital stay that can vary from 3 to 7 days. The development of mini-invasive techniques and the development of the Improved Rehabilitation after Surgery programmes, has considerably reduced the hospital stay of the patients. It is possible that in the future mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesis will be performed on an ambulatory as a standard procedure, but its safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction must be proven and validated.

Detailed Description

Degenerative lumbar disease (DLD) is a condition of increasing frequency, affecting millions of patients worldwide. They are characterised by functional impairment and the occurrence of severe chronic pain and disability.

Arthrodesis of the lumbar spine is a common surgery for the treatment of DLD. It is commonly performed during a hospital stay that can vary from 3 to 7 days. The advent of mini-invasive techniques and the development of Improved Rehabilitation after Surgery program has made it possible to considerably reduce the duration of hospitalization of patients with a high rate of satisfaction, a reduction in costs and without increasing morbidity. In spinal surgery, decompression procedures such as discectomy and lumbar recalibration are frequently performed on an ambulatory. The first American studies with a low level of evidence on the management of mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesis are beginning to appear. It is quite possible that in the future this type of procedure will be carried out on an ambulatory as a standard procedure, but its safety, efficacy and patient satisfaction must be proven and validated. In the United States, 23-hour hospitalizations are considered as ambulatory procedures, whereas in France, ambulatory is qualified as such when the patient is admitted and discharged in the same day.

The study population was patients who had failed medical treatment (analgesics and rehabilitation) for more than three months and who required a mono-segmental arthrodesis procedure for the management of their lumbar-radiculalgia.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria
  • Age between 18 and 75 years
  • Patients affiliated to a social security system.
  • Informed, dated and signed consent
  • ASA 1 or 2
  • Patient compliant and adhering to protocol visits
  • Indication for a 1-level mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesis performed by anterior or posterior approach
  • Failure of conservative treatment for more than 3 months
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of lumbar arthrodesis
  • Active neoplasia
  • History of osteoporotic fractures of the spine
  • Arthrodesis superior to 1 level
  • Intolerance or contraindication to morphine treatments
  • Respiratory insufficiency
  • Preoperative anticoagulant treatment
  • Contraindication to the ambulatory care: patient living alone at home, or at a distance from the establishment, and thus requiring a follow-up care and rehabilitation hospitalization
  • Patient with a body mass index of greater than 40 kg/m².
  • Patient with a fever (>38°C)
  • Suspected or known allergy or intolerance to the materials used and requiring a combination of different metals.
  • Patient with a contraindication to the material used or for whom the use of the implant could interfere with their anatomical structures or expected physiological function.
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Patient participating to an ongoing study that may interfere with the present study
  • Patient under legal protection

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesismini-invasive lumbar arthrodesisThe patient will be admitted to the hospital on the morning of the surgery, operated on the same morning by either the posterior or anterior mini-invasive approach. The choice of the approach depends on the specificity of the pathology leading to the arthrodesis procedure and the surgeon's experience. It is the surgeon who decides this in agreement with the patient. The patient will be discharged in the evening after agreement of the anaesthetist and the surgeon.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To evaluate the feasibility of mini-invasive lumbar arthrodesis on an ambulatory in patients with degenerative lumbar disease who have failed with conventional treatment.within 24 hours after surgery

Percentage of patients with same-day discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the patients' quality of lifeat 1-year visit

Return to professional activity

Evaluate radiological parametersat 1-year visit

The radiological parameter: Disc height

Evaluate lumbar painat 1-year visit

Lumbar Visual Analogue Scales pain

Evaluate early morbiditywithin 1st week

Occurrence of re-hospitalization and/or emergency readmission and/or need for re-operation of the patient

Evaluate the short-term morbiditywithin 1st month

Presence of a cicatrization disorder, the occurrence of an infection, neurological damage, adverse event related to the implants, vascular and/or medical problem.

Evaluate the mid-term morbiditywithin 1st year

occurrence of pseudoarthrosis

Evaluate radicular painat 1-year visit

Radicular Visual Analogue Scales pain

Evaluate lumbar and radicular painbefore the 1-month visit

record of analgesic treatments taken before and after surgery

Evaluate the safety of ambulatory lumbar arthrodesisthrough study completion, an average of 1 year

Record of adverse event

Evaluate patient satisfaction with the procedureat 1-year visit

Satisfaction score

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Unité de Chirurgie de la Colonne Vertébrale

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Bruges, France

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