Long-term results after surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at patients who had back surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis and a condition called spondylolisthesis between 2007 and 2015. They want to see how many people needed another operation years later.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had surgery between September 2007 and December 2015 for spinal stenosis and degenerative spondylolisthesis.
- Your surgery involved removing bone or tissue to create space (decompression), with or without also fusing bones together.
- You did not have surgery on the same part of your spine before.
- Your surgery did not involve reaching the spine from the front of your body.
- You had surgery on 2 or fewer levels of your spine.
- Your surgery did not involve removing the back part of the spine bone (standard laminectomy) unless it was done with special magnifying tools.
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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