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Platelet Rich Plasma Injection Versus Surgical Fixation Procedure in Management of Spondylolisthesis grade1.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Degenerative Spondylolisthesis G1
Interventions
Other: PRP injection.
Procedure: fixation surgical procedure
Registration Number
NCT04808336
Lead Sponsor
Menoufia University
Brief Summary

Spondylolisthesis is a serious health condition that is often treated with surgery or pain-relieving lumbar epidural steroids. Patients with persistent and debilitating symptoms who have failed to respond to conservative treatment should consider surgery.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to compare the therapeutic efficacy of three ultrasound guided PRP injections of the facet joint capsule to surgical procedures in patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis G1 and their effect on neurogenic pain relief and functional improvement over a one-year follow-up period.

Methods:

A one-year prospective randomised comparative clinical trial was performed on 60 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis G1 who were randomly assigned to one of two groups: Group 1: thirty patients were injected in the facet joint capsule with a series of three ultrasound-guided PRP injections at four-week intervals, and Group 2: thirty patients underwent surgery. They were exposed to clinical neuropsychological testing.They were assessed for pain and function using clinical neurological assessments, VAS (Visual Analogue Scale), FRI (Functional Rating Index), Roland Morris, and ODI.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients with degenerative spondylolithesis Grade 1 were diagnosed based on their clinical and radiological image.
  • Patients complained of extreme pain and received medical treatment (NSAIDS) without improvement.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Patients with more than two-level pathological lesions and those who had previously
  • Patients undergone lumbar surgery,
  • HCV, HBV infected patients,
  • patients with local abscesses,
  • diabetes mellitus,
  • malignancy, pregnancy,
  • blood disorders (coagulopathy, thrombocytopenia),
  • patients who had previously received local injection of steroid within past 3 weeks
  • Patients who had undergone lumbar surgery,
  • patients with advanced spondylolithesis, disc prolapse,
  • inflammatory or musculoskeletal disorders of the spine.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PRP injection groupPRP injection.Group 1: thirty patients were injected in the facet joint capsule with a series of three ultrasound-guided PRP injections at four-week intervals,
surgical group..fixation surgical procedureGroup 2: thirty patients underwent surgery
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1-Visual analogue scale. ,12 months

VAS Visual analogue scale: According to the VAS, the pain severity was calculated by the patients on a scale of 0 (no pain) to 10 (agonising pain)

2-The Persian Functional Rating Index (FRI )12 months

The Persian Functional Rating Index (FRI ), which is an accurate and valid instrument that contains 10 items that measure both pain and function, with an impairment score ranging from 0% (no disability) to 100% (severe disability) 2- The Persian Functional Rating Index (FRI ), which is an accurate and valid instrument that contains 10 items that measure both pain and function, with an impairment score ranging from 0% (no disability) to 100% (severe disability)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for low back pain12 months

Assessment of pain-related disability using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) for low back pain, which categorises disability as minimal (0-20), mild (20-40), extreme (40-60), ODI of 60-80 suggests that the patient is crippled, and ODI of 80-100 implies that the patient is either bed-ridden or exaggerating his or her complaints

The Roland-Morris questionnaire12 months

The Roland-Morris questionnaire is a 24-item self-report checklist that assesses the extent at which low-back pain affects daily activities. Since each question is implies one point, scores will range from 0 (no disability) to 24 (severe disability)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dalia Saif

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Shebien Elkom, Egypt

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