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ID
Source
Brief title
Health condition
Failed back surgery syndrome, lumbar disc herniation, neuropathic pain syndrome, low back pain
Sponsors and support
Depts Neurosurgery, Anesthesiology and Neurology
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
1. Tissue cytokine levels;
2. Neuropathic pain (VAS);
3. Questionairs.
Secondary outcome
None
Background summary
N/A
Study objective
Cytokine expression in lumbar disc tissues correlate with development of chronic neuropathic pain.
Study design
Prospective 1 year follow up.
Intervention
None
Department of Pathology,
P.O. Box 5800
M. Daemen
P. Debeylaan 25
Maastricht 6202 AZ
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3874611
Mat.Daemen@PATH.unimaas.nl
Department of Pathology,
P.O. Box 5800
M. Daemen
P. Debeylaan 25
Maastricht 6202 AZ
The Netherlands
+31 (0)43 3874611
Mat.Daemen@PATH.unimaas.nl
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
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
Recruitment
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In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| NTR-new | NL686 |
| NTR-old | NTR1624 |
| Other | 1 : 1 |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN wordt niet meer aangevraagd |