Sarcopenia and Outcomes of Neuroplasty in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

NCT ID: NCT04374669

Last Updated: 2022-12-27

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

79 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-20

Study Completion Date

2023-04-30

Brief Summary

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The aim of the present study is to find out the influence of sarcopenia on outcomes of neuroplasty in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis.

Detailed Description

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Frailty is an aging-related syndrome of physiological decline and correlated with sarcopenia. Furthermore, lumbar spinal stenosis is a common disease in the old population and a neuroplasty is widely used to treat these patients. We postulate that the sarcopenia may be associated with the outcome of neuroplasty in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis, and there is no study about this topic as far as we know.

To evaluate this association, we will use the criteria for sarcopenia which is made by Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia in 2019 in this study. We will compare the outcome of neuroplasty in patients with sarcopenia and without sarcopenia using several tools such as numeric rating scale (NRS), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and global perceived effect (GPE) score up to 6 months after the procedure.

Conditions

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Neurogenic Claudication Sarcopenia

Keywords

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Sarcopenia Frailty Lumbar spinal stenosis Neurogenic claudication Neuroplasty

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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patients with lumbar spinal stenosis

Patients with lumbar spinal stenosis will be scheduled for neuroplasty.

Neuroplasty with Racz catheter

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

The patient is placed in the prone position with a pillow placed under the abdomen to correct the lumbar lordosis. After sterile preparation and draping, the epidural space via the sacral hiatus using a 16 gauge needle is accessed. Then, the Racz catheter is advanced to the site of adhesions under the fluoroscopic guidance. The target site is determined by the location of pathology on lumbar MRI, preprocedural epidurography, and clinical symptoms before the adhesiolysis. Adhesiolysis is performed through the high-volume administration of medications, which consist of a combination of a steroid, local anesthetics, hyaluronidase, and 5% hypertonic saline. As needed, the catheter remains in the epidural space for two days, with the additional injection on each of the days.

Interventions

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Neuroplasty with Racz catheter

The patient is placed in the prone position with a pillow placed under the abdomen to correct the lumbar lordosis. After sterile preparation and draping, the epidural space via the sacral hiatus using a 16 gauge needle is accessed. Then, the Racz catheter is advanced to the site of adhesions under the fluoroscopic guidance. The target site is determined by the location of pathology on lumbar MRI, preprocedural epidurography, and clinical symptoms before the adhesiolysis. Adhesiolysis is performed through the high-volume administration of medications, which consist of a combination of a steroid, local anesthetics, hyaluronidase, and 5% hypertonic saline. As needed, the catheter remains in the epidural space for two days, with the additional injection on each of the days.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Presence of lumbar spinal stenosis on MRI
* 65 ≤ age \<79
* Neurogenic claudication due to spinal stenosis
* Chronic pain above than 3 months despite conservative therapies
* Scheduled for neuroplasty with Racz catheter

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to local anesthetics, contrast dye, or steroid
* Use of anticoagulants or antiplatelet medication
* Coagulopathy or Infection at the insertion site
* Neurological or psychiatric disorders
* Hemodynamic instability due to other underlying disorders
* Prior spine instrumentation
* Vascular claudication
* Refusal to participate in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

79 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Asan Medical Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Doo-Hwan Kim

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Doo-Hwan Kim, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Asan Medical Center

Locations

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Asan medical center

Seoul, , South Korea

Site Status

Countries

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South Korea

References

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Bentov I, Kaplan SJ, Pham TN, Reed MJ. Frailty assessment: from clinical to radiological tools. Br J Anaesth. 2019 Jul;123(1):37-50. doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2019.03.034. Epub 2019 May 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31056240 (View on PubMed)

Racz G, Candido K, Helm S. Neuroplasty Is a Safe, Effective Procedure. Anesth Analg. 2018 Jan;126(1):363. doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000002546. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29135599 (View on PubMed)

Chen LK, Woo J, Assantachai P, Auyeung TW, Chou MY, Iijima K, Jang HC, Kang L, Kim M, Kim S, Kojima T, Kuzuya M, Lee JSW, Lee SY, Lee WJ, Lee Y, Liang CK, Lim JY, Lim WS, Peng LN, Sugimoto K, Tanaka T, Won CW, Yamada M, Zhang T, Akishita M, Arai H. Asian Working Group for Sarcopenia: 2019 Consensus Update on Sarcopenia Diagnosis and Treatment. J Am Med Dir Assoc. 2020 Mar;21(3):300-307.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.12.012. Epub 2020 Feb 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32033882 (View on PubMed)

Yamada Y, Nishizawa M, Uchiyama T, Kasahara Y, Shindo M, Miyachi M, Tanaka S. Developing and Validating an Age-Independent Equation Using Multi-Frequency Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis for Estimation of Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Mass and Establishing a Cutoff for Sarcopenia. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jul 19;14(7):809. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14070809.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28753945 (View on PubMed)

Choi SS, Lee JH, Kim D, Kim HK, Lee S, Song KJ, Park JK, Shim JH. Effectiveness and Factors Associated with Epidural Decompression and Adhesiolysis Using a Balloon-Inflatable Catheter in Chronic Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: 1-Year Follow-Up. Pain Med. 2016 Mar;17(3):476-487. doi: 10.1093/pm/pnv018. Epub 2015 Dec 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26814254 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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S2020-0855-0001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id