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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12614001070628
ACTRN12614001070628
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The role of quantitative sensory testing parameters in predicting clinical outcome in patients undergoing lumbar discectomy

Dr Brigitte Tampin0 sites160 target enrollmentOctober 7, 2014

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Neurological - Other neurological disorders
Sponsor
Dr Brigitte Tampin
Enrollment
160
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
5 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 7, 2014
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
5 years ago
Study Type
Observational
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Brigitte Tampin

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Age 18 to 65 years; symptom duration of \> 3 months; clinical diagnosis of lumbar radiculopathy (defined as conduction block along a spinal nerve or nerve root, manifesting clinically with dermatomal sensory loss or myotomal weakness or reflex changes) and leg pain in L5 or S1 dermatomal distribution; demonstrable clinically relevant abnormality on imaging studies indicating nerve root compression at the relevant spinal level; person listed on the elective neurosurgery surgery waitlist for the procedure of lumbar discectomy.

Exclusion Criteria

  • diabetes and vascular disease, thyroid disorder, other neurological or psychiatric disease; previous lumbar surgery; a history of any disorders that potentially might affect the sensation in the hand (negative control site) to be tested and an insufficient level of English to understand and fill out the questionnaires

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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