Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:52 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:52 PM
NCT ID:
NCT06151704
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* The diagnosis of radicular low back pain, originating from an intervertebral disc herniation between the fourth lumbar and first sacral vertebrae, is confirmed by a neurosurgeon
* A minimum of 12 weeks have elapsed since the onset of symptoms. The patient experiences persistent pain or paraesthesia (numbness and/or tingling) in the lower back or both limbs, attributable to the herniation of the lumbar intervertebral disc impinging on the nerve root dermatome
* Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of the patients reveal either protrusion or extrusion disc herniation.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Local or systemic infection, rheumatic disease, diabetes
* Vertebral and sacroiliac joint dysfunction (Gillette test positive)
* Pregnancy
* History of previous surgery in the area
* Patients with MRI of spinal canal stenosis or spondylolisthesis
* Patients with vascular disorders, cancer and tumors and synovial cysts
* History of physiotherapy for at least the last 12 weeks
* sciatic nerve Contusion
* psychiatric illnesses
* Active trigger point of gluteus minimus muscle (diffuse sciatica-like pain)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
25 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT06151704
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT06151704