New study tests extra shot for better back pain relief after laser surgery
NCT ID NCT07400068
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at people with a single herniated disc in the lower back who are getting laser disc surgery. Some will also receive a steroid injection during the same procedure. Researchers will track pain, daily function, and need for more treatments to see if the extra injection improves recovery.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 88 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients aged 18 years and older with single-level lumbar disc herniation confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging who undergo routine percutaneous laser disc decompression at a tertiary university algology clinic will be included. Patients may receive PLDD alone or PLDD combined with adjunct transforaminal anterior epidural steroid injection according to routine clinical practice.
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: Age 18 years and older Diagnosis of single-level lumbar disc herniation confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) Presence of radicular leg pain refractory to conservative treatment Undergoing routine percutaneous laser disc decompression (PLDD) as part of standard clinical care Ability to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: Multilevel lumbar disc herniation Extruded or sequestered disc herniation Severe spinal canal stenosis or spinal instability Previous lumbar spine surgery at the affected level Active infection or systemic inflammatory disease Coagulopathy or use of anticoagulant therapy contraindicating intervention Pregnancy Inability to complete follow-up assessments
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mersin University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Algology
Mersin, Yenişehir, 33130, Turkey (Türkiye)
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