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PRGF-ENDORET® Infiltrations in the Treatment of Low Back Pain.
Led by Biotechnology Institute IMASD · Updated on 2025-02-06
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
105 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of PRGF in reducing pain and improving patients' quality of life. Researchers will compare an experimental drug (Plasma Rich in Growth Factors) to a control corticosteroid solution in saline solution.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
PRGF-ENDORET® Infiltrations in the Treatment of Low Back Pain.
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Patients aged 18 years or older
- Diagnosed with lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration by MRI (Pfirrmann Scale > 1)
- Positive MRI signs at L4-L5 and/or L5-S1 levels, including annulus fibrosus rupture or fissure, with or without disc herniation in protrusion form
- Low back pain symptoms for at least 3 months not responding to drug treatment
- Pain score between 6 and 10 on the COMI Pain Scale averaged over the last month
- MRI performed within the last 6 months
- Complete blood test performed within the last 2 months
- Signed informed consent for participation and data use
You will not qualify if you...
- Lumbar fracture, extruded herniated discs, or herniated discs with calcification signs
- Severe discopathies adjacent to L4-L5 and/or L5-S1
- Previous spinal surgery
- Invasive spine procedures in the past 6 months (infiltrations, blocks, lavage, lumbar rhizolysis)
- Neurogenic motor claudication
- Severe cardiovascular, central nervous system diseases, epilepsy, coagulopathies, immunological or infectious diseases, cancer, or neurodegenerative diseases
- History of drug use disorders or significant psychological conditions related to pain
- Morbid obesity (BMI > 40 kg/m2)
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding, or ineffective contraception in women of childbearing age
- Conditions affecting PRGF efficacy or coagulation, such as poorly controlled diabetes, hematological disorders, immunosuppressive or dicoumarinic treatments, or recent systemic corticosteroid use
- Allergy to sedation components or corticosteroids
- Previous PRGF back treatment in the last 6 months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Clínica Eduardo Anitua
Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, Spain, 01005
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Research Team
A
Aitana Sainz
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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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