New Less-Invasive back surgeries show promise for Long-Term pain relief

NCT ID NCT02617563

Summary

This study followed 361 adults with degenerative disc disease in their lower back who needed spinal fusion surgery. It compared different types of minimally invasive surgical approaches (from the front, side, or back) to see if they worked equally well for reducing disability and pain. Researchers tracked patients' recovery, pain levels, and quality of life for five years after surgery.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • A-klinik

    Bratislava, 82108, Slovakia

  • A.O. Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico

    Milan, 20123, Italy

  • AZ Delta

    Roeselare, 8800, Belgium

  • CHRU de Lille, Hôpital Roger Salengro

    Lille, 59037, France

  • Centro Hospitalar de Sao Joao

    Porto, 4200-319, Portugal

  • Department of Neurological Surgery, Chung-Ang University Hospital

    Seoul, 156-755, South Korea

  • Department of Orthopedics, Korea University Ansan Hospital

    Ansan, 425-707, South Korea

  • East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (was formerly Ipswich Hospital NHS)

    Ipswich, IP45PD, United Kingdom

  • Glostrup Hospital

    Glostrup Municipality, 2600, Denmark

  • Hospital Escala Braga

    Braga, 4710-243, Portugal

  • Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires

    Buenos Aires, C1199ABD, Argentina

  • Hospital L'Horta Manises

    Valencia, 46026, Spain

  • Hospital Naval General de Alta Especialidad

    Mexico City, 4470, Mexico

  • Hospital Universitario Cajuru

    Curitiba, 80050-350, Brazil

  • Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla

    Santander, 39008, Spain

  • Hull Royal Infirmary

    Hull, HU3 2JZ, United Kingdom

  • Hôpital Civil de Strasbourg (NHC)

    Eckbolsheim, 67201, France

  • Kepler Universitatsklinikum

    Linz, 4020, Austria

  • Klinikum Magdeburg

    Magdeburg, 39130, Germany

  • National Health Insurance Corporation Ilsan Hospital

    Gyeonggi-do, 10444, South Korea

  • Nizhny Novgorod Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics of Public Health Ministry

    Nizhny Novgorod, 603155, Russia

  • Nový Hradec Králové

    Hradec Králové, 500 05, Czechia

  • Scientific Research Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedics

    Novosibirsk, 630091, Russia

  • Service de Neurochirurgie la Timone

    Marseille, France

  • Shangai Tenth People's Hospital

    Shanghai, 200072, China

  • The First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University

    Dalian, Liaoning, 116011, China

  • West China Hospital Sichuan University

    Chengdu, Sichuan, 610041, China

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