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RECRUITING
NCT05091112
Nerve Composition of Human Lumbar Dorsal Primary Rami and Its Medial Branch
Sponsor: University of Aberdeen
View on ClinicalTrials.gov
Summary
The purpose of the study is to understand the composition of the nerves supplying the facet joints in low back.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2022-03-08
Completion Date
2024-12-31
Last Updated
2024-12-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
PROCEDURE
Spinal 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.
OTHER
Histology
The harvested nerves will be fixed, cut into smaller sections. Analysis of macroscopic and light microscopic sections will be carried out
Locations (1)
Woodend Hospital
Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom