Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mr John Williamson
ORCID ID
Contact details
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Hope Hospital
Scott Lane
Salford
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)161 787 4882
bwilliam@fs1.ho.man.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
HTA 93/09/10
Study information
Scientific title
What is the place of surgery in the management of patients with low back and radicular pain?
Acronym
Study hypothesis
A controlled study of spinal fusion against conservative treatment for back problems.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Low back pain, sciatica
Intervention
Surgical technique vs conservative management
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Outcome will be measured using both generic and condition specific indicators.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/09/1997
Overall trial end date
31/08/2002
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients with low back pain and sciatica
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/09/1997
Recruitment end date
31/08/2002
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Consultant Spinal Surgeon
Salford
M6 8HD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Quarry House
Quarry Hill
Leeds
LS2 7UE
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1132 545 843
Sheila.Greener@doh.gsi.gov.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary