Pinching questions on pain.

Inflammatory factors contributing to neuropathic pain following lumbar disc surgery.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON24378

Enrollment

Registered

2009-01-12

Start date

2009-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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

Conditions

Failed back surgery syndrome, lumbar disc herniation, neuropathic pain syndrome, low back pain

Interventions

None

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. More then 6 weeks radicular pain (with or without lower back pain); 2. Male/ female; 3. Ages between 18 and 60 years; 4. First back surgery at that spinal level; 5. MRI confirmation/ correlation .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Recurrent disc herniation after earlier discectomy; 2. Anti-inflammatory/immune treatment NSAID treatment < 5 days before surgery; 3. Autoimmune diseases; 4. Rheumatic diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Tissue cytokine levels; 2. Neuropathic pain (VAS); 3. Questionairs.	—

Contacts

Public ContactM. Daemen

University Hospital of Maastricht, Department of Pathology, P.O. Box 5800

Mat.Daemen@PATH.unimaas.nl+31 (0)43 3874611

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)