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Physical Therapy vs Surgical Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Led by Norwegian University of Science and Technology · Updated on 2025-06-22
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Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
365 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor
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St. Olavs Hospital
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This is a randomized controlled multicenter trail comparing physical therapy to surgical decompression in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. The 0-hypothesis is that there is no difference in the efficacy of structured physical therapy compared to surgical decompression. Our aim is to evaluate if physical therapy can serve as a nonsurgical alternative for patients with LSS, where the severity of symptoms indicates the need of surgical decompression.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Physical Therapy vs Surgical Decompression for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients with intermittent neurogenic claudication when walking and symptoms that improve with bending the spine
- MRI showing lumbar spinal stenosis at one or two levels
- Symptoms lasting longer than six months
- Candidate for surgical treatment
- Capable of physical exercise
You will not qualify if you...
- Vascular intermittent claudication
- Lumbar spinal stenosis at more than two levels
- Previous low back surgery
- Symptomatic lumbar disc herniation
- Degenerative scoliosis with Cobb angle 30 degrees or more
- Degenerative spondylolisthesis grade 2 or higher
- Spondylolysis with spondylolisthesis
- Recent osteoporotic spine fractures within the last 6 months
- Severe symptomatic arthritis in hip or knee
- Locally advanced or metastatic cancer
- ASA score greater than 3
- Polyneuropathy diagnosed by neurography
- Insufficient Norwegian language skills
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Innlandet Hospital Trust
Lillehammer, Norway
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2
Martina Hansen's Hospital
Oslo, Norway
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3
St Olavs Hospital
Trondheim, Norway
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Research Team
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Greger Lønne, md phd
CONTACT
R
Rønnaug Sulheim, pt
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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