Back surgery recovery: which patients get their leg strength back?
NCT ID NCT07413302
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study is looking at why some people recover leg strength better than others after surgery for a slipped disc. Researchers will follow 40 patients who have leg weakness before surgery and track factors like age, weight, and how long they had weakness. The goal is to find out which factors matter most for recovery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients visiting the three recruitment hospitals, all located in North Greece.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from lower limb paresis (motor deficit) caused by lumbar disk herniation undergoing a single-level microdiskectomy * Age (years) \> 17 Exclusion Criteria: * Age (years) \< 18 * Medical history of lumbar spine surgery * Absence of limb paresis * Motor deficit caused by other than disk herniation aetiologies * Reoperation within 6 months after microdiskectomy * Microdiskectomy at more than one level * Cauda equina syndrome * Peripheral neuropathy
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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European Interbalkan Medical Center
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 57001, Greece
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General Hospital of Kavala
RECRUITINGKavala, 65500, Greece
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Hippokration General Hospital
RECRUITINGThessaloniki, 54642, Greece
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