A Prospective, Randomized Comparison Of Drainage Techniques After One- Or Two-Level Open Posterior Lumbar Decompression Or Decompression And Fusion

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Complications, Postoperative

In brief

This project is being done to understand if a drain reduces recovery problems after surgery, such as infection or the need for more surgery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06820736

Run by

Twin Cities Spine Center

People needed

975

Starts

2025-01-10

Expected to finish

2040-01-09

Last updated by the study team

2026-07-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• One or two-level open spinal decompression or decompression and fusion for the treatment of lumbar stenosis and/or spondylolisthesis

You may not qualify if…

• Infection, tumor, or trauma
• Prior lumbar fusion surgery
• Lumbar fusion surgery at more than 2 levels
• Anterior lumbar surgery
• Perioperative anticoagulation treatment
• Intraoperative incidental durotomy
• Intraoperative or postoperative cerebrospinal fluid leakage
• Intraoperative EBL greater than one liter

Where it is running

• Abbott Northwestern Hospital — Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States (enrolling)

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