Study for painful degenerative disc disease treatment
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial is testing a treatment approach for people with long-lasting, painful worn-out discs in the lower back (and sometimes leg pain). It looks for people who tried common non-surgical options without enough relief and who may be headed toward a lumbar procedure.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re between 25 and 65 and can sign consent for the study
- Your MRI and exam show painful degenerative disc disease in up to 3 disc levels (without major disc slippage)
- Your back and/or leg pain has lasted at least 6 months and hasn’t improved after tried conservative care (like anti-inflammatory medicines or physical therapy)
- You must have tried injections or related procedures (epidural steroid, facet/medial branch blocks, radiofrequency ablation) and they didn’t help
- You’re a candidate for a lumbar (lower back) surgery, and you can attend follow-up visits and assessments
- You do not have major nerve-pathway narrowing (moderate or worse central canal/foraminal stenosis)
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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