Function After Spinal Treatment, Exercise and Rehabilitation: Improving the functional outcome of spinal surgery

Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)0 sites344 target enrollmentJanuary 21, 2005

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

January 21, 2005

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

9 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)

•Current inclusion criteria as of 26/06/2008:
•Eligible patients at participating hospitals are those currently on the waiting list for spinal surgery with either:
•1\. Signs, symptoms and radiological evidence of lateral nerve root compression, that is, patients presenting with radicular pain with an associated neurological deficit or with neurogenic claudication (pain in the buttock, thigh or leg that improves with rest), or
•2\. Lumbar disc prolapse, that is, patients with root symptoms and signs and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) confirmation of lumbar disc herniation
•Previous inclusion criteria:
•People with low back and leg pain

•Added as of 26/06/2008:
•1\. Any condition where either the intervention or the rehabilitation may have an adverse effect on the individual
•2\. Previous spinal surgery
•3\. Spinal surgery where a fusion procedure is planned due to the unknown hazards of the activity programme for this type of surgery
•4\. Pregnant women
•5\. Inadequate ability to complete the trial assessment forms
•6\. Any patient who is unable to attend the rehabilitation or the reviews or who is unsuitable for rehabilitation classes
•7\. Unable to complete outcome measures