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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03118271
Date of registration: 07/04/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Public title: Comparison of the Effect of Lumbar Traction, Spinal Manipulation, and Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Scientific title: Comparison of the Effect of Lumbar Traction, Spinal Manipulation, and Surgery in the Treatment of Lumbar Disc Herniation
Date of first enrolment: January 2017
Target sample size: 60
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03118271
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:     Lin-Fen Hsieh, M.D
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Affiliation:  Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age>20 and less than 80 y/o with LDH with moderate to severe (VAS pain > 4) LBP and/or
sciatica. LDH should be proved by MRI of the lumbosacral spine. The duration of pain
is less than 1 month.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. LBP probable due to serious spinal pathology such as spinal tumor, infection, and
inflammatory disease such as ankylosing spondylitis.28

2. LDH with progressive weakness in the lower extremities or symptoms and signs
suggesting cauda equina lesion.

3. Concomitant serious medical conditions.

4. History of spinal surgery before.

5. Severe osteoporosis or image studies suggesting instability of the lumbosacral spine.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Lumbar Traction
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Spinal Manipulation
Lumbar Surgery
Intervention(s)
Procedure: spinal manipulation
Device: lumbar traction
Procedure: surgery
Primary Outcome(s)
VAS pain score [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7 and post-treatment 2 months after treatments.]
Secondary Outcome(s)
SF-36 [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7 and post-treatment 2 months after treatments.]
Global impression of change [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7 and post-treatment 2 months after treatments.]
Modified Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (MODQ) [Time Frame: Clinical evaluation will be conducted at pre-treatment, post-treatment day 7 and post-treatment 2 months after treatments.]
Secondary ID(s)
20160806R
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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