Non-surgical spacer for spinal stenosis causing leg pain
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This trial tests a minimally invasive (“through the skin”) procedure that places a small spacer between back bones to relieve lumbar spinal stenosis symptoms like leg pain when walking. It may help people who still need surgery based on their symptoms and MRI findings but may be treated without open surgery.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You’re between 50 and 85 years old.
- You have lumbar spinal stenosis symptoms that fit “pseudoclaudication,” with lower-leg pain rated at least 3 out of 10.
- Your MRI shows spinal stenosis in 1 to 3 lower-back levels, with narrowing within the trial’s specific limits.
- You can give informed consent (agree in writing to join the study).
- You have not had prior back surgery (except treatment for a disc hernia).
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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