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Back surgery may improve balance in seniors, study hopes to prove

NCT ID NCT06075862

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Region Zealand Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis affects balance in people aged 65 and older. Researchers will measure balance before and after surgery, and track changes over two years. The goal is to understand if surgery can improve balance and quality of life in this group.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Decompressive surgery
What this could lead to
If successful, this study could show that surgery improves balance in elderly patients, potentially leading to better quality of life and more people being offered surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small observational study (80 participants) with no control group, so results may not apply to everyone. It measures balance changes but does not test a new treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

About 80 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2023

Expected to finish

Dec 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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 over 65 years of age referred to decompressive surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis

Ages

65 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 65 years * Referred to decompressive spinal surgery due to symptomatic lumbar spinal stenosis at ≥ 1 level * Central canal LSS grade B or C (Schizas classification) at ≥ 1 level by Magnetic Resonance Imaging * Minimum of 3 months of unsuccessful non-operative treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Signs of malignancy or infection in the spinal column * Severe comorbidities incl. neurodegenerative conditions which may contribute to balance problems * Revision surgery (previous decompression surgery at the same vertebral level) * Spinal surgery up to 1 year prior to the date of inclusion * Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) score of ≤ 27 points * Degenerative spondylolisthesis more than 3mm on pre-operative imaging diagnostics

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lumbar spinal stenosis spinal stenosis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Lumbar spinal stenosis

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

    2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Ortopædkirurgisk afdeling, Sjællands Universitetshospital Køge

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Køge, 4600, Denmark

  • Rygcenter Syddanmark, Middelfart Sygehus

    RECRUITING

    Middelfart, 5500, Denmark

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