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Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial

OBJECTIVES: The general consensus is that surgical treatment is advised when conservative methods fail in patients with lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS). Preliminary evidence from our pilot study indicates that combination therapy (mechanical diagnosis therapy and transforaminal epidural injecti...

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Autores principales: Mutubuki, Elizabeth N., van Helvoirt, Hans, van Dongen, Johanna M., Vleggeert‐Lankamp, Carmen L.A., Huygen, Frank J.P.M., van Tulder, Maurits W., Klopper‐Kes, Hanneke A.H.J., Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G.
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31287199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pri.1796
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author Mutubuki, Elizabeth N.
van Helvoirt, Hans
van Dongen, Johanna M.
Vleggeert‐Lankamp, Carmen L.A.
Huygen, Frank J.P.M.
van Tulder, Maurits W.
Klopper‐Kes, Hanneke A.H.J.
Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G.
author_facet Mutubuki, Elizabeth N.
van Helvoirt, Hans
van Dongen, Johanna M.
Vleggeert‐Lankamp, Carmen L.A.
Huygen, Frank J.P.M.
van Tulder, Maurits W.
Klopper‐Kes, Hanneke A.H.J.
Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G.
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description OBJECTIVES: The general consensus is that surgical treatment is advised when conservative methods fail in patients with lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS). Preliminary evidence from our pilot study indicates that combination therapy (mechanical diagnosis therapy and transforaminal epidural injections) can prevent surgical treatment in patients on the waiting list for surgery. The pilot study lacked a control group, and therefore, firm conclusions pertaining to effects could not be made. This study aims to determine if combination therapy, performed while being on the waiting list for lumbar herniated disc surgery, is effective and cost‐effective compared with usual care (i.e., no intervention while being on the waiting list) among patients with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐confirmed indication for a lumbar herniated disc surgery. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with an economic evaluation. Patients aged 18 and above with incapacitating LRS, with leg pain and an MRI confirmed indication for lumbar disc hernia surgery, will be recruited from seven Dutch hospitals. While being on the waiting list for lumbar herniated disc surgery, patients will be randomized to either the combination therapy or usual care group. The primary outcome measure is the number of patients undergoing lumbar disc surgery during 12‐month follow‐up. Secondary outcomes include back and leg pain intensity (numeric pain rating scale), physical functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaires‐23), self‐perceived recovery (global perceived effect), and health‐related quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions Health Questionnaire (EQ‐5D‐5L) and 12‐Item Short Form Health Survey (SF‐12)). For the economic evaluation, societal and health care costs will be measured. Measurements moments are baseline, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months. Data will be analysed according to the intention‐to‐treat principle. CONCLUSION: No randomized controlled trials have evaluated the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy compared with usual care in patients with an indication for lumbar herniated disc surgery, which emphasizes the importance of this study.
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spelling pubmed-70504982020-03-09 Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial Mutubuki, Elizabeth N. van Helvoirt, Hans van Dongen, Johanna M. Vleggeert‐Lankamp, Carmen L.A. Huygen, Frank J.P.M. van Tulder, Maurits W. Klopper‐Kes, Hanneke A.H.J. Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G. Physiother Res Int Research Articles OBJECTIVES: The general consensus is that surgical treatment is advised when conservative methods fail in patients with lumbosacral radicular syndrome (LRS). Preliminary evidence from our pilot study indicates that combination therapy (mechanical diagnosis therapy and transforaminal epidural injections) can prevent surgical treatment in patients on the waiting list for surgery. The pilot study lacked a control group, and therefore, firm conclusions pertaining to effects could not be made. This study aims to determine if combination therapy, performed while being on the waiting list for lumbar herniated disc surgery, is effective and cost‐effective compared with usual care (i.e., no intervention while being on the waiting list) among patients with a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)‐confirmed indication for a lumbar herniated disc surgery. METHODS: A randomized controlled trial will be conducted with an economic evaluation. Patients aged 18 and above with incapacitating LRS, with leg pain and an MRI confirmed indication for lumbar disc hernia surgery, will be recruited from seven Dutch hospitals. While being on the waiting list for lumbar herniated disc surgery, patients will be randomized to either the combination therapy or usual care group. The primary outcome measure is the number of patients undergoing lumbar disc surgery during 12‐month follow‐up. Secondary outcomes include back and leg pain intensity (numeric pain rating scale), physical functioning (Roland Morris Disability Questionnaires‐23), self‐perceived recovery (global perceived effect), and health‐related quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions Health Questionnaire (EQ‐5D‐5L) and 12‐Item Short Form Health Survey (SF‐12)). For the economic evaluation, societal and health care costs will be measured. Measurements moments are baseline, 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months. Data will be analysed according to the intention‐to‐treat principle. CONCLUSION: No randomized controlled trials have evaluated the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy compared with usual care in patients with an indication for lumbar herniated disc surgery, which emphasizes the importance of this study. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019-07-09 2020-01 /pmc/articles/PMC7050498/ /pubmed/31287199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pri.1796 Text en © 2019 The Authors. Physiotherapy Research International Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Mutubuki, Elizabeth N.
van Helvoirt, Hans
van Dongen, Johanna M.
Vleggeert‐Lankamp, Carmen L.A.
Huygen, Frank J.P.M.
van Tulder, Maurits W.
Klopper‐Kes, Hanneke A.H.J.
Ostelo, Raymond W.J.G.
Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title_full Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title_short Cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment and Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injections) among patients with an indication for a Lumbar Herniated Disc surgery: Protocol of a randomized controlled trial
title_sort cost‐effectiveness of combination therapy (mechanical diagnosis and treatment and transforaminal epidural steroid injections) among patients with an indication for a lumbar herniated disc surgery: protocol of a randomized controlled trial
topic Research Articles
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7050498/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31287199
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pri.1796
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