Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis

November 27, 2013 updated by: Turku University Hospital
  • To determine the effect size of lumbar fusion measured by Oswestry Disability Index and compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain.
  • Meta-analysis using fixed effect model synthesis method.
  • Included studies were retrieved from Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases since 1990.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

666

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

People with chronic low back pain due to degenerative spinal conditions

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • controlled randomized or non-randomized studies

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not specified

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
Lumbar fusion group
Conservative treatment group

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Oswestry Disability Index
Time Frame: 2 years
2 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Turku University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Mikhail Saltychev, PhD, Turku University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

December 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

February 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 29, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 29, 2013

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 30, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 28, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 27, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • FUSION_META_TYH_2013

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