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Conservative Versus Aggressive Discectomy for Primary Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy

NCT01204008 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2010-09-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Summary: This is a prospective randomize study to compare conservative and aggressive discectomy for treatment of disc herniation with radiculopathy.

Study hypothesis: The investigators believe that conservative discectomy could preserve a higher disc space and has a better long-term outcomes.

Conditions

  • Herniated Disc

Interventions

PROCEDURE

conservative discectomy

a smaller incision with removal of the disc fragment with little invasion of the disc

PROCEDURE

aggressive discectomy

a large open incision with aggressive removal of the disc fragments and curettage of the disc space

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Sun Yat-sen University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dongsheng Huang, MD · Sun Yat-sen University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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