Percutaneous Discectomy to Treat Symptomatic Lumbar Disc Herniation : Evaluation of Clinical Efficiency, Patient Reported Outcomes and Economical Impact by Assessing Time Before Return to Work and Duration of Hospitalization Stay

Percutaneous Lumbar Discectomy : Evaluation of Patient Reported Outcomes, Aconomical Impact and Return to Work

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05772143

Enrollment

Registered

2023-03-16

Start date

2019-12-01

Completion date

2021-10-31

Last updated

2023-03-16

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Conditions

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Brief summary

This study aims to evaluate the clinical (pain) and functional (patient reported outcomes) efficacy of percutaneous discectomies under CT guidance to treat lumbar disc herniations resistant to conservative treatment and nerve root infiltrations. The aim is also to evaluate the economic impact of the procedure, mainly through the length of hospitalization and the time to return to work. Patients were evaluated initially before surgery and then at 1, 3 and 6 months.

Interventions

PROCEDUREPercutaneous discectomies under CT

Percutaneous discectomies under CT guidance to treat lumbar disc herniations resistant to conservative treatment and nerve root infiltrations.

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* radiculalgia related to lumbar disc herniation with clinical radiological concordance * age \> 18 * resistance to conservative treatment and nerve root infiltrations

Exclusion criteria

* prior discal surgery at the same level, * lumbar canal stenosis, * extruded discal herniation, * neurological deficit, * no capacity to answer to follow-up calls

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Oswestry disability index	before treatment	Fonctionnal indicator of incapicity validated for patient suffering from spinal disorders

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analogic scale	Initially and at 1 month, 3 month and 6 month after the procedure	pain rating scale from 0 to 10 (worst is 10)
Off work duration	Initially and at 1 month, 3 month and 6 month after the procedure	days before returning to work
Hospitalization duration	Initially and at 1 month, 3 month and 6 month after the procedure	overnights hospitalization stays following the intervention
use of pain killers	Initially and at 1 month, 3 month and 6 month after the procedure	frequency of the use of painkillers before and after the intervention

Countries

France

Outcome results

None listed

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