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Status unknownNCT03271060Updated Sep 1, 2017

Comparative Study Between Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion(PLIF) and Intertransverse Process Fusion in Treatment of Spodylolithesis

An interventional study of Posterior lumbar interbody fusion and Inter transverse bone grafting in Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, sponsored by Assiut University. Status unknown. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 70 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-09-01.

Sponsored by Assiut University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Aug 2017), so the status shown — last known as Not yet recruiting — may be out of date.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
30
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 70 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The first technique described for interbody fusion was the anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF).(20) For this technique, the intervertebral disc is accessed through a retroperitoneal or transperitoneal approach.

While the posterior approach was first described by Russell Hibbs in 1911, in the 1950's, Cloward (7)popularized the posterior approach for a posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF).

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In this study we will try to identify the benefits and outcome of posterior lumbar interbody fusion and inter transverse process bone graft fusion.

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Conditions studied

  • Lumbar Spondylolisthesis

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In context

Spondylolisthesis

227 studies on the registry are indexed under Spondylolisthesis; 43 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 30 is below the median of 60 across 143 interventional studies indexed under Spondylolisthesis.

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Lead sponsor

Assiut University is the lead sponsor of 5,078 studies on the registry; 2,178 are open to participants now.

Of its 14 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 70 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • lumbar spondylolisthesis

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • infection of lumbar spine
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Lumbar spondylolisthesis1

    Procedure: Inter transverse bone grafting

  • Active comparator
    Lumbar spondylolisthesis 2

    Procedure: Posterior lumbar interbody fusion

Interventions

  • ProcedurePosterior lumbar interbody fusion

    Lumbar fusion by screws and inter vertebral cage

  • ProcedureInter transverse bone grafting

    Inter transverse process bone grafting by bone graft from illiac crest or other sites

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Back pain

    Back pain severity grading mild, moderate, severe

    Time frame: 1year postoperative

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Start is estimated for Sep 2017; primary completion for Aug 2018, 11 months later.

Of 42 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Spondylolisthesis, half reached primary completion within 38 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 63. This study's planned 11 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 61 studies reached it within 46 months; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 65.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 31, 2017
First posted
Sep 1, 2017
StartEst.
Sep 1, 2017
Primary completionEst.
Aug 30, 2018
CompletionEst.
Sep 1, 2019
Last update
Sep 1, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 1, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03271060
Lead sponsor
Assiut University
Responsible party
Mahmoud Garamoun Abd El Zaher (Doctor, Assiut University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 1, 2017
Start date
Sep 1, 2017 (estimated)
Primary completion
Aug 30, 2018 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 1, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 1, 2017

Study contacts

Mahmoud Garamoun, Resident
Contact
Garamoun.mahmoud@yahoo.com
201091123869

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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