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Anterior vs Posterior Surgery for Lumbar Isthmic Spondylolisthesis

Recruiting
Conditions
Isthmic Spondylolisthesis
Interventions
Procedure: Interbody fusion surgery
Registration Number
NCT05701046
Lead Sponsor
University of British Columbia
Brief Summary

Currently there is no consensus on the best surgical treatment of patients with symptomatic isthmic spondylolisthesis (IS). Clinical equipoise exists amongst experienced clinicians on the various surgical techniques available.

This study will involve multiple phases to answer specific research questions comparing anterior and posterior interbody fusion in patients with lumbar isthmic spondylolisthesis. The primary end point will be 1-year proportions of patients reaching minimal clinically important difference (MCID) in terms of leg pain measured by NRS leg. The secondary endpoints will be predetermined moderate to severe AEs, reoperations for nonunion, symptomatic adjacent segment disease, radiological alignment correction and correlation with HRQOL as well as economic analysis at 1, 2, 5 and 10 years.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
489
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female aged 18 years or older (or who have reached the age of majority in the participating province)
  • Require surgical treatment for a diagnosis of single-level lumbar isthmic spondylolisthesis, any grade, in the lumbar and lumbosacral spine.
  • Are able to communicate in English or French
  • Anterior interbody fusion group will be defined as having had an anterior or oblique approach with a synthetic cage insertion, interbody bone graft without cage or plate-screw construct with or without posterior rod-screw construct
  • Posterior interbody fusion group will have only posterior approach procedure.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Previous spinal surgery

  • Specific pathology at level above and below:

    • Degenerative anterolisthesis
    • Pars defect above or below index level

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Posterior interbody fusion (TLIF or PLIF) (open or MIS)Interbody fusion surgery-
Anterior and oblique interbody fusion (ALIF, OLIF + Posterior fixation (open or MIS) or stand-alone)Interbody fusion surgery-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Proportions of patients reaching MCID for NRS leg at 1 yearat 1 year follow-up

Proportions of patients reaching MCID for NRS leg (\>=3)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Patient's reported outcome (PRO) : Oswestry disability index1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Change in Patient's reported outcome (PRO) : Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale (PHQ-8)1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Reoperation due to nonunion at index level or adjacent segment disease1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Change in Patient's reported outcome (PRO) : 12 item short form survey (SF12)1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Proportion of patients with any predefined adverse events3 month follow-up data
Change in radiological parameters1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data

Level, Labelle classification, Degree of translation, SVA, Lumbar lordosis, segmental lordosis, sacral and spinopelvic parameters,

Correlation between improvement in radiological parameters and patient reported outcomes1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Change in Patient's reported outcome (PRO) : Numeric pain rating scale for back pain1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data
Change in Patient's reported outcome (PRO) : EuroQoL 5 dimension (EQ5D)1 year- 2 year -5 year -10 year follow-up data

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Vancouver General Hospital

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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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