Study of Medicare patients after mild back decompression
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This study uses Medicare records to look at outcomes for people who receive MILD or an interspinous process decompression procedure for lumbar spinal stenosis with nerve symptoms. It may help confirm how well these less-invasive procedures work in real-world patients.
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Who can take part
- You are enrolled in Medicare
- You are receiving MILD or an interspinous process decompression procedure in your lower back
- You have been diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis with nerve symptoms (often from nerve compression)
- You have NOT had a lumbar laminectomy, laminotomy, or spinal fusion in the past 12 months
- You have NOT had interspinous process decompression or MILD in the lumbar region in the past 12 months
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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