Ethics approval and consent to participate
lumbar intervertebral degenerative discopathy
This clinical trial protocol was reviewed and approved by the Ethics Committee of the University Hospital of Salamanca (Approval number: 10820) and the Spanish Medicine Agency (AEMPS). This project, entitled: “Treatment of lumbar intervertebral degenerative discopathy using instrumented post-lateral arthrodesis and autologous mesenchymal stem cells,” was approved on February 22, 2010. Furthermore, all patients signed the approved informed consent and all the procedures where in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. Trial registration: no. EudraCT: 2010-018335-17; code Identifier: NCT01513694 (clinicaltrials.gov).