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Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis

This study is not yet open for participant recruitment.
Verified January 2013 by Turku University Hospital
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Turku University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01780194
First received: January 29, 2013
Last updated: NA
Last verified: January 2013
History: No changes posted
  Purpose
  • To determine the effect size of lumbar fusion measured by Oswestry Disability Index and compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain.
  • Meta-analysis using fixed effect model synthesis method.
  • Included studies were retrieved from Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases since 1990.

Condition
Comparison Between Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion and Conservative Treatment

Study Type: Observational

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Back Pain
U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Turku University Hospital:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Oswestry Disability Index [ Time Frame: 2 years ]

Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Groups/Cohorts
Lumbar fusion group
Conservative treatment group

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Sampling Method:   Probability Sample
Study Population

People with chronic low back pain due to degenerative spinal conditions

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • controlled randomized or non-randomized studies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not specified
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01780194

Sponsors and Collaborators
Turku University Hospital
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Mikhail Saltychev, PhD Turku University Hospital
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Turku University Hospital
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01780194     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: FUSION_META_TYH_2013
Study First Received: January 29, 2013
Last Updated: January 29, 2013
Health Authority: Finland: Turku University Hospital

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 21, 2013