Effectiveness of Lumbar Traction in Lumbar Disk Herniation

Lumbar Disk Herniation Clinical Trial

Official title:

Clinical Results After Medical Therapy Alone or Medical Therapy Associated With Lumbar Traction in the Treatment of Nerve Root Pain of Lumbar Disc Herniation With Disco-radicular Conflict

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02793440
• Other study ID #: PO13106
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 2, 2013
• Est. completion date: January 2, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: CHU de Reims
• Contact: Jean-Hugues SALMON
• Phone: 326784365
• Email: jhsalmon[@]chu-reims.fr
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 412
• Est. completion date: January 2, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: July 2, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Hernia
• Lumbar Disk Herniation

Intervention

Other:
• cortivazol treatment

• lumbar traction

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Chu Reims	Reims

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
CHU de Reims

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Decrease radicular pain (25%)		to 4 weeks