FINDISC-Pain, Finnish Discectomy Trial on the Benefits and Harms of Surgery in Patients With Lumbar Disc Herniation
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Lumbar Disc Herniation With Radiculopathy
Sciatica
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 – 60
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 122 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital · Other
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About This Trial
The FINDISC trial studies whether common back operation, microdiscectomy, is effective and safe for treating sciatica caused by a lumbar disc herniation. The study includes people whose leg pain has not improved after at least six weeks of non-surgical treatment.
The FINDISC trial aims to recruit and randomly allocate 122 participants to receive either the actual operation (discectomy) or a place…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age 18-60 years
* Diagnosed unilateral lower extremity radiculopathy (sciatica) secondary to lumbar disc herniation (LDH)
* Single LDH at the level of L3/4, L4/5 or L5/S1 on magnetic resonance imaging
* Symptom duration minimum 6 weeks
* NRS worst leg pain 5 or higher
* Patien…
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