NCT03894943

Quantitative Sensory Testing and PET/CT Scanning in Assessment of Surgical Outcome for Lumbar Disc Herniation

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 61 (actual)
• Sponsor: Spine Centre of Southern Denmark · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Patients with lumbar disc herniation suffer from pain and morbidity. Surgical intervention can be a quick and effective relief, however some individuals experience less favorable outcome. This study tries to investigate and test the differences in pain perception and pain modulation between individuals. Using PET/CT scans the investigators try to visualize pain perception and -modulation in the CNS. This is subsequently correlated with a battery of pain tests and the surgical outcome of disc herniation surgery.

Conditions

• Lumbar Disc Herniation
• Radiculopathy Lumbar

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	PET/CT scan	Patient receive a PET/CT scan of their cerebrum and lumbar spine prior to surgery, 4-6 weeks after surgery and 6 months after surgery
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Quantitative Sensory Testing	Patients undergo a battery of quantitative sensory tests prior to surgery, 4-6 weeks after surgery and 6 months after surgery

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-06-01
• Primary completion: 2018-11-01
• Completion: 2018-11-01
• First posted: 2019-03-29
• Last updated: 2019-04-04