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Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis

NCT01780194 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 666

Last updated 2013-11-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

* To determine the effect size of lumbar fusion measured by Oswestry Disability Index and compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain.
* Meta-analysis using fixed effect model synthesis method.
* Included studies were retrieved from Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases since 1990.

Conditions

  • Comparison Between Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion and Conservative Treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Turku University Hospital

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Mikhail Saltychev, PhD · Turku University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-12-31
Primary Completion
2013-02-28

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