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Predictors of Decompressive Laminectomy Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

VA Office of Research and Development

Conditions:

Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-90 years

Brief Summary

Decompressive laminectomy (DL) is the most common type of back surgery performed in older adults; DL treats lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS), a degenerative narrowing of the spinal canal causes pain and t...

Detailed Description

The primary aim of this 6-site prospective cohort study is to develop algorithms usable in the clinical setting that predict decompressive laminectomy (DL) outcomes (i.e., success vs. failure) in olde...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Younger than 90 years old.
  • no communication barriers (e.g., English speaking, household telephone)
  • Affirmative response to each of the three following questions:
  • a) Do patients have pain, weakness, numbness, or tingling in their legs when walking standing?
  • b) Does this pain, weakness, numbness or tingling in their legs interfere with their daily activities?
  • c) Have patients tried at least one non-surgical treatment for their leg symptoms (e.g., physical therapy, pain medications, spinal injection)?
  • Have been scheduled for surgery on lower back for a condition called lumbar spinal stenosis.

Exclusion

  • non degenerative causes of LSS such as
  • tumor,
  • infection,
  • trauma,
  • hemorrhage,
  • or epidural lipomatosis
  • Prior lumbar spinal surgery
  • spondylolisthesis with spinal instability
  • significant cognitive impairment

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2014

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

January 10 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

239 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02215551

Start Date

October 1 2014

End Date

January 10 2023

Last Update

January 12 2023

Active Locations (7)

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1

VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO

Denver, Colorado, United States, 80220

2

Atlanta VA Medical and Rehab Center, Decatur, GA

Decatur, Georgia, United States, 30033

3

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105

4

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417