Nerve-Pressure Surgery Alone or With Spine Fusion
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial compares two surgical options for the level just above a prior lumbar fusion: removing pressure on the nerve versus removing pressure plus adding a fusion. It may help determine which approach better treats ongoing nerve-related symptoms when other non-surgical treatments have not worked.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are an adult, and your previous back fusion was done at least 1 year ago
- Your earlier surgery involved a posterior fusion (back approach) from L2 down to the sacrum
- Your current symptoms come from nerve space narrowing near the level above your prior fusion (central or lateral recess)
- Your symptoms have lasted at least 6 weeks despite trying non-surgical treatments
- Your prior surgery must be an instrumented (hardware-backed) fusion, not an uninstrumented fusion
- You do not have certain causes like cancer, infection, or injury in the adjacent (next) spinal level
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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