Do Benzodiazepines Improve the Outcome of Mechanical Physiotherapy for Lumbar Disk Prolapse

NCT00533286 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2007-09-21

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Summary

Sixty patients were randomized to receive either placebo or diazepam in addition to mechanical physiotherapy and analgesics for the first 7 days of conservative treatment of clinically and radiologically confirmed lumbar disk prolapse

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Disability
  • Paresis

Interventions

DRUG

benzodiacepine

diazepam (2 x 5 mg/ die)

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital Tuebingen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael Weller, Prof. · Department of General Neurology, University of Tuebingen Medical School, Tuebingen, Germany

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-08-31
Completion
2007-04-30

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