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Comparison Between Surgical and Conservative Treatment for Lumbar Stenosis

NCT05315466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2022-04-07

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Summary

This study aims to compare the outcomes of surgical treatment and conservative treatment at medium- and long-term period (minimum 2 years) in patients with lumbar stenosis who come to the observation of the PI's Team at the Rizzoli Orthopaedic Institute, through a series exhaustive questionnaires to self-administer to patients in order to define a path of "decision-making" as effective as possible for the patient and the doctor.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Non-surgical treatment

Analgesics, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, physical therapy, Global Postural Rehabilitation, magnetic therapy, laser therapy, transcutaneous electrical nervous stimulation (TENS), massage, cognitive-behavioral therapy and all those procedures that can bring benefit to back and leg pain.

PROCEDURE

Surgical treatment for spinal stenosis

Decompression of nerve structures by laminotomy or laminectomy and posterior lumbar fusion if stabilization of the column is required.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Alessandro Gasbarrini, MD · Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-08-08
Primary Completion
2017-06-16
Completion
2017-06-16

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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