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Collagenase Chemonucleolysis vs Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD) for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Collagenase Chemonucleolysis vs Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy (PELD) for Lumbar Disc Herniation, a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05330806
Enrollment
140
Registered
2022-04-15
Start date
2021-01-15
Completion date
2023-06-28
Last updated
2023-03-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Brief summary

Lumbar disc herniation compressed the nerve cause pain, numbness, weak legs called sciatica, which seriously decrease the quality of life and work efficiency. Both collagenase chemonucleolysis(CCNL) and percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) was effective to treat lumbar disc herniation(LDH) requires surgery. whether functional clinical outcomes of CCNL vs PELD effect on LDH was superior, and no study provided convincing evidence.

Detailed description

Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) is a common disease with an incidence of 1%-3%, usually manifested as low back pain radiating to the lower extremities, which seriously affects patients' quality of life. Collagen hydrolysis was effective in treating LDH, it makes the protrusion smaller or disappeared, relieving or resolving the compression of nerve root by the protrusion.Percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) is a less invasive techniques to treat LDH. However, the outcomes of collagen hydrolysis vs PELD effect was still unknown.

Interventions

PROCEDURECollagenase chemonucleolysis

After local anesthesia, and the puncture point was 8-12cm on the side of the paraspinous process under C arm fluoroscopy. The needle was punctured though the skin with an angle of 45-60 to the posterior of the vertebral via safe entry zone to the herniated site outside the intervertebral disc under the epidural space. The syringe was drawn back to confirm that no blood or cerebrospinal fluid was flowing out, Contrast agents were injected to make sure no flows out of the spinal canal. 600 unit collagenase was dissolved in 2ml normal saline and injected slowly with rate of 1ml per minute. The needle was removed and keep the dorsal elevated position for 6-8 hours. Keep away from load bear of lumbar for 3 months.

PROCEDUREPercutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD)

For L1-L4 segment, percutaneous endoscopic transforaminal discectomy(PETD) will be performed. An 1cm length incision was made at 8-14cm lateral of the paraspinous process, where a needle puncture to the superior articular process of the lower involved vertebrae of the herniated disc. A series of conical rods are to be introduced, subsequently a reamer is to be introduced through the cannula. After removal of the disc herniation, the cannula and endoscope are to be removed. For L5/S1 segment, percutaneous endoscopic interlaminar discectomy(PEID) was performed. An incision of nearly 7 mm was made at the entry point of the skin, and a series of expansion channels were sequentially inserted into the surface of the ligamentum flavum.Then, the ligamentum flavum and soft tissue around it were removed. Then, the tongue of the working cannula was inserted and rotated into the lateral nerve root. Removed the prominent nucleus pulposus by various nucleus pulposus forceps.

Sponsors

Shenzhen People's Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* at least six weeks of excessive radiating leg pain with no tendency for any clinical improvement despite conservative therapy * have a nerve root compression by a lumbar disc herniation proven by magnetic resonance imaging

Exclusion criteria

* previous surgery at the same or adjacent disc level; * isthmic or degenerative spondylolisthesis * pregnancy * severe comorbid medical or psychiatric disorder (American Society of Anesthesiologists' classification \>2); * severe caudal or cranial sequestration of disc fragments, defined as sequestration towards more than half of the adjacent vertebra; * contraindication for surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Visual Analogue Scale/Score of legup to 12 monthsVisual Analogue Scale pain assess for leg. Use a ruler about 10cm long, one side is marked with 0 and the other 10 respectively. A score of 0 indicates no pain, 10 indicates the most unbearable pain.
Visual Analogue Scale/Score of lumbarup to 12 monthsVisual Analogue Scale pain assess for lumbar. Use a ruler about 10cm long, one side is marked with 0 and the other 10 respectively. A score of 0 indicates no pain, 10 indicates the most unbearable pain.
Recurrence rateup to 12 monthsThe percentage of disc herniation recurrence appearance. 0 represents the minimum and 100% represents the maximum.
reoperationup to 12 monthsThe percentage of reoperation rate. 0 represents the minimum and 100% represents the maximum.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Major complicationsup to 12 monthMajor complications includes cerebrospinal fluid leakage,deep venous thrombosis in the leg, transient increase in neurological deficit, repeated surgery,Opioid analgesics
hospital feesup to 12 monthhospital fees :Minimum 500 yuan, maximum 30,000 yuan
the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)up to 12 monthDisability was evaluated using the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
The Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaireup to 12 monthThe Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire is a health status measure designed to be completed by patients to assess physical disability due to low back pain. The lowest score is 0, the highest 24. The higher the score, the more severe the dysfunction.
modified MacNabup to 12 monthmodified MacNab criteria is patient satisfaction with excellent outcomes, good, fair, and poor.
cost-effectivenessup to 12 monthIncremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs) will be calculated by dividing the difference in costs by the difference in effects.
the Medical Outcomes Study 12-item short-form health survey (SF-12) scaleup to 12 monthSF-12 including mental and physical components, was shorter versions of 36-item Short-Form Health Survey (SF-36) to evaluate life quality
the EuroQoL-5D (EQ-5D)up to 12 monthEQ-5D descriptive system is a preference-based Health-related quality of life measure with one question for each of the five dimensions that include mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, and anxiety/depression. From this, a quality of life score can be calculated ranging from -0.594, indicating a health state worse than death where 0 is death, to 1, indicating full health
Duration of operationup to 12 monthDuration of operation time: The minimum value is 1 minute, and the maximum value is 120 minutes
Length of stay in the hospitalup to 12 monthLength of stay in the hospital: The minimum value is 1 day. The maximum value is 30 days

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactHongyu Wang, Doctor
wanghongyu790039663@126.com18241651300
Backup ContactZiming Zhao, Master
zhzm622@163.com18841609587

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026