Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis | NCT01780194 | Trialant
CompletedObservationalUpdated Nov 28, 2013
Lumbar Fusion Compared With Conservative Treatment in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain: a Meta-analysis
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01780194
Lead Sponsor
Turku University HospitalOTHER_GOV
Overall Status
Completed
Study Type
Observational
Enrollment
666Actual
Last Update Posted
Nov 28, 2013Estimated
Start Date
Dec 2012
Primary Completion Date
Feb 2013Actual
Brief Summary
To determine the effect size of lumbar fusion measured by Oswestry Disability Index and compared with conservative treatment in patients with chronic low back pain.
Meta-analysis using fixed effect model synthesis method.
Included studies were retrieved from Medline and Cochrane CENTRAL databases since 1990.
Comparison Between Effectiveness of Lumbar Fusion and Conservative Treatment