NCT07060846

Endoscopic Versus Open Lumbar Discectomy in Diabetic Patients

Endoscopic Versus Open Lumbar Discectomy in Diabetic Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Al-Azhar University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to compare the endoscopic versus open lumbar discectomy in diabetic patients.

Detailed description

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a highly prevalent disease with the capacity to adversely affect nearly every major organ system. DM has been demonstrated as a risk factor for a variety of complications within medical and surgical spheres Open lumbar discectomy is the most common surgical discectomy technique and is considered by many to be the gold standard. Endoscopic lumbar discectomy allowed spinal surgeons to decompress a symptomatic lumbar nerve root by using an endoscopic minimally invasive surgical approach.

Conditions

• Endoscope
• Open
• Lumbar Discectomy
• Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Endoscopic lumbar discectomy	Patients will undergo endoscopic lumbar discectomy.
PROCEDURE	Open lumbar discectomy	Patients will undergo an open lumbar discectomy.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-19
• Primary completion: 2025-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2025-07-11
• Last updated: 2025-07-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt