CompletedNot Applicable

The SPINUS I Study: Spinal Fusion for a Single Level SPECT/CT Positive Lumbar Degenerative Disc Disease

Czechia38 participantsStarted 2018-01-01

Plain-language summary

The aim of the present study is to find out whether fusion of a sinlge level SPECT/CT positive degenerative disc disease leads to a significant improvement of pain and disability.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Lower back pain (in extension +/- pain in buttocks, groin, thigh) without radicular pain * Symptoms \> 6 months after failure of conservative management in the primary care setting * MRI signs of degenerative disc disease or facet arthropathy * One-level positivity on lumbar SPECT/CT Exclusion Criteria: * Other spinal pathology (tumours, congenital defects, spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis) * Intolerance of SPECT examination * Pregnancy

What they're measuring

Improvement in Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)

Timeframe: 2 years

Improvement in Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04876586

SponsorMilitary University Hospital, Prague

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2022-01-01

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