Actively Recruiting
Depo-Medrol on Psoas After LLIF
Led by Hardeep Singh · Updated on 2025-07-24
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
207 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
H
Hardeep Singh
Lead Sponsor
S
Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this study is to determine the effects of a corticosteroid administered to the psoas muscle following a transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) on postoperative hip flexor weakness and thigh pain and numbness.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Depo-Medrol on Psoas After LLIF
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients from the practices of Drs. Singh, Mallozzi, Moss
- Undergoing transpsoas lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) surgery at 1 to 3 disc levels including L3-4 and/or L4-5 with posterior instrumentation, with or without laminectomy
- Agree to participate in the study
- Diagnosed with lumbar disc degeneration
- Aged between 18 and 75 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Scoliosis greater than 10 degrees
- Spondylolisthesis greater than Grade 1
- Flatback deformity
- Insulin dependent diabetes
- Fusion involving more than 3 levels
- Use of alternative interbody devices
- Chronic use of oral steroids
- Allergy or intolerance to Depo-Medrol or other steroids
- Bilateral transpsoas surgical approaches required
- Ipsilateral symptomatic hip problems
- Revision fusion surgeries
- Surgery due to trauma, tumor, or infection
- Unable to provide consent personally
- Non-fluent in English
- Lost to follow-up before two years after surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UConn Health
Farmington, Connecticut, United States, 06030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
H
Hardeep Singh, MD
CONTACT
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Study Coordinator
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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