NCT04538027

Effect of Duration of Symptoms on the Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Lumbar Microdiscectomy

Effect of Duration of Symptoms on the Clinical and Functional Outcomes of Lumbar Microdiscectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hawler Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 47 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

97 patients in 3 randomized groups were treated by Microdiscectomy for lumbar disc herniation; Group A was operated at 6 weeks of symptoms, Group B at 3 months and group C at 6 months. These patients were followed for 3 years for the clinical and functional outcomes.

Detailed description

150 patients were enrolled in this study and only 97 patients were finally analyzed for primary outcomes measures of Oswestry disability index and Roland-Morris Questionnaire and secondary outcome measures of Visual analogue scale for back pain and leg pain as well as length of hospital stay and time to return for daily activities. Assessments done at different periods of 2 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1year, 2 years and 3 years.

Conditions

• Lumbar Disc Herniation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Lumbar Microdiscectomy at 6 weeks of symptoms	Microscope assisted lumbar discectomy done at 6 weeks of starting symptoms
PROCEDURE	Lumbar Microdiscectomy at 3 months of symptoms	Microscope assisted lumbar discectomy done at 3 months of starting symptoms
PROCEDURE	Lumbar Microdiscectomy at 6 months of symptoms	Microscope assisted lumbar discectomy done at 6 months of starting symptoms

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-01-03
• Primary completion: 2020-02-15
• Completion: 2020-02-20
• First posted: 2020-09-03
• Last updated: 2020-09-03