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
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 |
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Lumbar fusion group
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Conservative treatment group
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
|---|---|
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Oswestry Disability Index
Time Frame: 2 years
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mikhail Saltychev, PhD, Turku University Hospital
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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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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