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The trial aims to compare the effectiveness of three methods of conservative treatment of degenerative lumbar spine stenosis (DLSS): GOLDIC autologous serum epidural injections, steroid epidural injections and manual therapy.


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BACKGROUND: Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis (DLSS) is a serious health problem for patients over 65 years of age. It is assumed that in the United States alone, it affects about 200 thousand patients causing significant impairment of their quality of life. Although it is relatively easy to confirm the nature of spinal canal encroaching (disc protrusion, facet hypertrophy, ligamentous folding) by several methods of imaging, the golden standard of DLSS management, especially in the group of older patients, is still the matter of debate. Three main concepts of conservative treatment are considered: 1) pharmacological care - symptom-oriented systemic anty-inflammatory and analgesic agents or local steroid injections, 2) rehabilitations protocols and mechanical devices like traction facilities or corsets to decompress spinal canal or support in case of instability, 3) biological - stimulation of anti-inflammatory action and regeneration capacity by biologically active substances. All methods are offered without strong evidence of its efficacy. AIM: Comparison of the effectiveness of three treatment protocols in DLSS: epidural injections of autologous serum (Gold Induced Cytokines, Goldic), epidural steroid injections, manual therapy in the concept of spinal canal venous drainage. Research hypothesis: The use of Goldic serum in epidural injections improves the condition of patients with DLSS during the observation period longer than steroid injections and the rehabilitation protocol. DESIGN: Randomized prospective trial without blinding. SETTING: Open study for outpatients, single-centre study. POPULATION: the local adult population METHODS: Three groups of patients (A, B, C) with confirmed DLSS in MRI, without limiting sex, age, meeting health conditions according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. There will be 30 people in each group (90 people in total). Group A - Goldic serum therapy - 4 injections at 3-day intervals containing single doses of serum (4 doses of 3 ml in total), injections performed into the epidural space under ultrasound control by the same operator. Group B - steroid therapy with Dexaven 4 mg / 1 ml - 2 injections at weekly intervals containing single doses of dexamethasone (total dose of 8 mg), injections will be performed into the epidural space under ultrasound control by the same operator. Group C - manual therapy according to the concept of venous drainage - a repeatable treatment scheme for each patient; decompression of the thoracic outlet, diaphragm release, sacroiliac joints (SI) mobilizations, rib-sternum release, rib raising technique - 4 sessions (1 x weekly - approx. 40 min). Control tools: NRS Pain Scale (0-10), Oswestry Disability Index, Zurich Claudication Questionnaire (ZCQ), EQ-5D-5L, Control points: Initial Assessment (IA), 4,12, 24 weeks after last intervention. ;


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NCT number NCT04492774
Study type Interventional
Source Sutherland Medical Center
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Status Active, not recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date July 1, 2020
Completion date December 31, 2022

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