PTProtocolPhysiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy2020
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.
Elizabeth N Mutubuki, Hans van Helvoirt, Johanna M van Dongen, Carmen L A Vleggeert-Lankamp, Frank J P M Huygen, Maurits W van Tulder, Hanneke A H J Klopper-Kes, Raymond W J G Ostelo
PMID 31287199WHAT IT FOUND
No results yet.
This randomized trial protocol plans to compare combination therapy with usual care for lumbar disc herniation. It reports no patient outcomes, so there is nothing to act on.
What this paper is
This is a randomized controlled trial protocol for adults with sciatica from a lumbar disc herniation who are on a waiting list for surgery. It describes planned combination therapy, outcomes, and analysis, but reports no enrolled patients, no results, and no cost-effectiveness findings, so there is nothing here to change practice on.