New study tests Scope-Based back pain treatment in surgery and Non-Surgery patients
NCT ID NCT07411950
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at a procedure called epiduroscopic adhesiolysis, which uses a tiny camera to see inside the spine and break up scar tissue, for people with long-term back and leg pain. Researchers compared results in 141 adults who had prior back surgery and those who did not. The goal was to see if the procedure improves pain, disability, and quality of life, and whether prior surgery affects outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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141 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2021
- Finished
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Nov 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 20-80 years * Chronic lumbosacral radicular pain persisting ≥ 6 months despite conservative treatment * Failed back surgery syndrome (FBSS) with history of 1-2 prior lumbar laminectomies or surgery-naïve patients without prior lumbar surgery * Lower extremity radicular pain with baseline pain intensity ≥ 5 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale * Ability to understand the study procedures and provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * More than two prior lumbar spine surgeries * Significant spinal pathology other than degenerative disease (e.g., fracture, tumor, infection, inflammatory spondylitis) * Progressive neurological deficit * Pregnancy or planned pregnancy during the study period * Severe systemic illness or contraindication to epidural intervention * Known allergy to study medications (steroids, hyaluronidase, or saline) * Inability to complete follow-up assessments * Any condition judged by investigators to make participation unsafe
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pavol JoSef Safarik
Košice, 04011, Slovakia
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