A Comparison Between Biportal and Uniportal Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Endoscopic lumbar discectomy.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Lumbar Disc Herniation. Basic parameters: 18 years — 70 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Egypt
- Next step
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Official title
Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy: A Comparative Study Between Uniportal and Biportal Endocopic Techniques on Clinical and Surgical Outcomes
Overview
This study aims to provide a detailed comparison between different methods of lumbar discectomy by the use of different types of spine endoscopy to evaluate the benefits and drawbacks of each type
Detailed description
The aim of this study is to compare between uniportal and biportal endoscopic techniques in patients with lumbar disc herniation in terms of efficacy, safety, and learning curve of endoscopic spine surgery .The research will focus on clinical outcomes, functional recovery, complication rates, patient satisfaction and surgical proficiency in different endoscopic spine surgery techniques, including uniportal and biportal approaches assessing their relative advantages and limitations.
Interventions
- Procedure Endoscopic lumbar discectomy
Uniportal and boportal endoscopic lumbar discectomy (transforaminal or interlaminar)
Primary outcome measures
- Primary outcome measures After endoscopic lumbar discectomy Pain relief [Time frame: 12 weeks up to 2 years]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- All patients should fulfill the following criteria
- Patients aged 18-70 years.
- single-level lumbar disc herniation (L3-L4, L4-L5, or L5-S1) confirmed by MRI.
- Persistent symptoms not responding to conservative management (≥6 weeks).
Exclusion criteria
- All patients should not have any of the following criteria
- Multilevel disc herniation.
- Previous lumbar spine surgery, trauma or injection.
- Severe spinal stenosis.
- Severe osteoporosis, infection, or malignancy or autoimmune disease affecting the spine.
- Uncontrolled medical comorbidities contraindicating surgery.
- Instability: spondylolisthesis>grade 1
- Marked obesity.(BMI >35-40 kg/m2 )
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Egypt · 1 center
- Sohag University — Sohag
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07151651 · Sohag-Med-25-8---4MD