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Physical Therapy vs Surgical Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

NCT04552145 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 232

Last updated 2025-06-22

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Summary

This is a randomized controlled multicenter trail comparing physical therapy to surgical decompression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The 0-hypothesis is that there is no difference in the efficacy of structured physical therapy compared to surgical decompression.

Our aim is to evaluate if physical therapy can serve as a nonsurgical alternative for patients with LSS, where the severity of symptoms indicates the need of surgical decompression.

Conditions

  • Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

surgery

standard decompression surgery

BEHAVIORAL

Physiotherapy

3 month physical therapy treatment including home activity based on a well defined program and 4 to 6 visits at physical therapy intervention center.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Olavs Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sykehuset Innlandet HF

    collaborator OTHER

  • Martina Hansen's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Greger Lønne, md phd · Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Fac MH, INB

  • Jorunn L Helbostad, phd prof · Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Fac MH, INB

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-08-30
Completion
2027-08-31

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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