LUMBAR SPINAL STENOSIS

This trial compares two surgical approaches for people who develop spinal stenosis near a previous lumbar fusion. One group receives a smaller surgery (microdecompression alone), while the other gets the standard larger surgery (decompression plus extending the fusion). The study…

This study looks at whether CT scans taken during lumbar spine surgery can detect spinal instability more reliably than standard X-rays taken before surgery. Researchers will review imaging and medical records from 100 adults undergoing surgery for degenerative spine conditions. …

This study will check how common peripheral artery disease (PAD) is in people who need surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS). Both conditions can cause leg pain, making PAD hard to spot. Researchers will use a special CT scan to find PAD and compare it with simpler tests like …

This study tests two ways to guide a steroid injection for people with lumbar spinal stenosis, a condition that causes back and leg pain when walking or standing. One method uses X-ray (fluoroscopy) alone, the other adds ultrasound before the X-ray (hybrid). The goal is to see wh…

This study tests whether a continuous nerve block placed by the surgeon during back surgery can reduce pain and the need for opioids afterward. One hundred adults having lumbar spine surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either the nerve block with a numbing medicine or a …

This study will observe how different spinal problems—like scoliosis, stenosis, or herniated discs—change the way people walk and use their back muscles. Researchers will compare 120 older adults (age 60+) with these conditions to healthy volunteers using motion cameras and muscl…

This study explores whether inflammation from fat tissue around the spine contributes to spinal stenosis, a condition that narrows the spinal canal and causes pain. Researchers will collect tissue and blood samples from 100 patients undergoing spinal surgery to measure levels of …