Effectiveness of Lumbar Traction in Lumbar Disk Herniation

CHU de Reims

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Lumbar Disk Herniation

Treatments: Other: lumbar traction; Other: cortivazol treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02793440

PO13106

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical outcome of medical treatment associated with lumbar traction and medical treatment alone in the treatment of lumbar disk herniation.

Full description

This is a prospective and randomized study. Medical treatment = anti-inflammatory therapy and epidural Medical treatment associated with lumbar traction medical treatment = + 5 lumbar traction sessions.

Enrollment: 412 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion :

• patient with lumbar disc herniation with radiculopathy, over 18 years and consenting

Exclusion :

• sciatic complicated (motor deficit or cauda equina syndrome), against indication for medical treatment and / or lumbar traction
• previous lumbar surgery
• sciatica without disc herniation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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412 participants in 2 patient groups

cortivazol

Active Comparator group

Description:

anti-inflammatory therapy and epidural

Treatment:

Other: lumbar traction

Other: cortivazol treatment

Traction arm

Experimental group

Description:

Medical treatment associated with 5 lumbar traction sessions

Treatment:

Other: lumbar traction