NCT01204008

Conservative Versus Aggressive Discectomy for Primary Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy

A Prospective Randomized Trails for Primary Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy:Conservative Versus Aggressive Discectomy

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Sun Yat-sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

objectives:to compare the effect of two type surgery(conservative discectomy and aggressive discectomy)on disc herniation with radiculopathy after long-term follow-up. methods:the patients who were confirmed suffer from disc herniation with radiculopathy and failed to nonsurgical treatment will be divided into two groups, and will be follow up 3\~6 years for seeking the effect on disc space preservation and recurrent. outcome measures:the rate of pain release and patients satisfaction were measured by SF-36,ODI,VAS,score post-OP. the height of disc was measured on X-ray film by the end point.

Conditions

• Herniated Disc

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-09-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2010-09-17
• Last updated: 2010-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China