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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN46782945
ISRCTN46782945Completed未知

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

Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)0 sites344 target enrollmentStarted: January 21, 2005Last updated:

Trial Snapshot

Phase
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Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
344

Study Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 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

Exclusion Criteria

  • 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

Investigators

Sponsor
Arthritis Research Campaign (ARC) (UK)

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