Status:

RECRUITING

Effect of Pre-existing Adjacent Segment Degeneration on Long-term Effectiveness After Lumbar Fusion Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

Peking University Third Hospital

Conditions:

Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Degenerative Disc Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Brief Summary

This is a prospective single-center study. Patients requiring posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) for lumbar degenerative disease are prospectively enrolled and followed. Important adjacent pre-e...

Detailed Description

Adjacent segment pathologies (ASP), including radiological adjacent segment degeneration (ASDeg) and adjacent segment disease (ASDis) after lumbar fusion surgeries have been troubling complications. T...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • A clear diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis, and surgical level of L4- S1 (The levels to be operated on were decided by matching the clinical symptomatology with the radiological findings of the spinal levels that needed decompression);
  • Failed at least eight weeks conservative treatment;

Exclusion

  • Unstable factors (slip, rotation, lateral bending, etc.) in adjacent segment L3/4;
  • Preoperative sagittal and coronal imbalance of the spine;
  • Lumbar infection and/or tumor diseases;
  • A previous history of lumbar fusion surgery.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2018

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2032

Estimated Enrollment :

210 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04467944

Start Date

January 1 2018

End Date

December 31 2032

Last Update

July 13 2020

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Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100191