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The application of intra-disc irrigation in transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy

The application of intra-disc irrigation in transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300071109
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-05-05
Start date
2022-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-06-04

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Conditions

lumbar disc herniation

Interventions

conventional transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy group:After foraminoplasty, the endoscope was put throught the working cannula, the heriation and the intradisc loosen fragement was decompress
intra-disc irrigation transforaminal endoscopic lumbar discectomy group:After foraminoplasty, the endoscope was put throught the working cannula, a 25cm-long needle was put through the channel of endo

Sponsors

Shanghai changzheng hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
16 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male or female patients aged from 16-70 years with one-level intervertebral lumbar disc herniation; 2. Unilateral nerve root symptoms or cauda equina symptoms caused by single level L4/5 or L5/S1 disc herniation, ineffective after 6-12 weeks of conservative treatment; 3. Contained, sequestered, or prolapse disc herniation of central, para-central, or foraminal disc herniation; 4. Migrated disc herniation not exceed the lower edge of the upper pedicle or the upper edge of the lower pedicle (low-grade migrated disc herniation).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Age <18 years or =70 years; 2. Disc herniation is an extremely lateral type or high-grade migrated type; 3. Severe spinal stenosis; 4.Cauda equina syndrome;5. Lumbar spondylolisthesis or spondylolisthesis more than 1 grade; 6. Patients with serious primary diseases of cardiovascular, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system, or mental diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the height ratio of the intervertebral disc space and the adjacent upper vertebrae;visual analogue scale (VAS) of low back pain and leg pain;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The degenerative classification of operative lumbar disc (Pfirrmann grades);Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaodong Wu

Shanghai changzheng hospital

wxdstonecold@163.com+86 13524756194

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026