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A combined prospective cohort study and retrospective analysis of previously collected data. Three different techniques for posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) are compared: CBT-PLIF, MI-PLIF and open PLIF. A total of 180 patients are included, who will be followed up to 6 weeks postoperatively.
A combined prospective cohort study for CBT-PLIF and retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the MISOS study, regarding traditional open PLIF and MI-PLIF. A total of 180 patients will be included in the study: 60 prospective CBT-PLIF patients, 60 retrospective open PLIF patients and 60 retrospective MI-PLIF patients.
The new data will be collected prospectively by means of questionnaires. No biomaterial will be collected. The included patients will be asked to complete questionnaires before surgery, 2 and 6 weeks after surgery. In addition, VAS scores will be noted throughout the hospital stay, 2 and 6 weeks after surgery.
Inclusion criteria: Patients aged 18-75 years with neurogenic claudication and/or radicular leg pain due to low-grade (Meyerding grades l and ll) degenerative or spondylolytic spondylolisthesis with persistent symptoms for more than 3 months.
Exclusion criteria: previous spinal fusion surgery at the same level, osteoporosis (only when using bisphosphonate), active infection or previous infection at the surgical site, active cancer, spondylolisthesis grade III or greater, more than one symptomatic level requiring fusion, pregnancy, contraindication to surgery, severe mental or psychiatric disorder, substance abuse, insufficient knowledge of the Dutch language and morbid obesity (body mass index >40).
Main research question: Does the CBT-PLIF provide less low back pain in the short term than the traditional open PLIF and the MI-PLIF?
Primary outcome measure
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Open PLIF | Patients undergoing conventional open posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) surgery. A long midline skin incision (10-15 cm) is made, after which the paravertebral muscles are detached from the midline and retracted laterally in order to expose the facet joints and pedicle entry point. After the pedicle screws are positioned, the disc will be removed bilaterally and packed with autogenous bone chips, followed by bilateral placement of polyetheretherketone (PEEK) PLIF cages. |
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| CBT-PLIF | Patient undergoing minimal access PLIF surgery with cortical bone trajectory (CBT-PLIF). The CBT-PLIF uses more medialized entry points, closer to the spinal process. Due to the medial approach of this technique, a smaller incision is needed and the need to retract muscles laterally is minimalized. |
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| MI-PLIF | Patients undergoing minimal invasive PLIF surgery. A small midline incision (3-5 cm) will be made to perform mini-open decompression and placement of bilateral PEEK PLIF cages. In addition, two small paramedian incisions will be made on both sides for percutaneous pedicle screw fixation. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF) | Procedure | Spinal fusion in the lumbar spine by inserting a cage directly into the disc space. This is an observational study in which the standard procedure/care is followed. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| VAS low back pain | VAS for low back pain ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst pain imaginable) | 2 weeks postoperative |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| VAS low back pain | VAS for low back pain ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst pain imaginable) | During hospital stay, measured each day and 6 weeks postoperative |
| VAS leg pain | VAS for leg pain ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst pain imaginable) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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A total of 180 participants, 60 prospective CBT-PLIF participants, 60 retrospective open-PLIF and 60 retrospective MI-PLIF participants. Patients aged 18-75 years with neurogenic claudication and/or radicular leg pain due to a low grade (Meyerding grade l and ll) degenerative or spondylolytic spondylolisthesis with persistent complaints for over 3 months will be included in the study. Patients are operated in either the University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) or in the Haaglanden Medical Centre (HMC).
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Diane H. Steenks | Contact | 050 3617976 | d.h.steenks@umcg.nl | |
| Hui Ling Li, BsC | Contact | 0629249620 | h.l.li@umcg.nl |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Jos M.A. Kuijlen, MD, PhD | University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG), Hanzeplein 1, 9713GZ Groningen | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| UMCG | Recruiting | Groningen | 9713 GZ | Netherlands |
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| During hospital stay, measured each day, 2 and 6 weeks postoperative |
| Oswestry Disability Index | Used to quantify the degree of functional impairment in patients with low back pain. Ranging from 0 (no disability) to 100 (bed bound) | 2 and 6 weeks postoperative |
| Quality of Life (QoL) | Measured by the EQ-5D-5L | 2 and 6 weeks postoperative |
| Perceived recovery of the patient | scored on a 7-Likert scale, with scores ranging from 'worse than ever' to 'complete recovery' | 2 and 6 weeks postoperative |