RecruitingNCT05091112
Nerve Composition of Human Lumbar Dorsal Primary Rami and Its Medial Branch
Sponsor
University of Aberdeen
Enrollment
20 participants
Start Date
Mar 8, 2022
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The purpose of the study is to understand the composition of the nerves supplying the facet joints in low back.
Eligibility
Min Age: 18 Years
Inclusion Criteria3
- Be aged 18 or over
- be able to give informed consent
- scheduled to undergo lumbar spinal surgery
Exclusion Criteria7
- Children under 18 years old
- Vulnerable adults
- Adults with incapacity
- Inability to provide informed consent
- History of previous spinal surgery
- history of previous RF ablation for low back pain
- has COVID-19 or displaying symptoms of COVID-19
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Interventions
PROCEDURESpinal surgery
In participants who undergo elective lumbar spinal surgery and consented for research, the medial branch and dorsal rami will be harvested for histological analysis.
OTHERHistology
The harvested nerves will be fixed, cut into smaller sections. Analysis of macroscopic and light microscopic sections will be carried out
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NCT05091112