Rehabilitation following lumbar disc surgery
Completed
- Conditions
- Low back pain post surgery10028377
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON41704
- Lead Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 200
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion Criteria are: patients who underwent a first time, singe level lumbar discectomy and aged between 18-69 years. ;Inclusion criteria for the qualitative part: having received the intervenion in the randomised trial.
Exclusion Criteria
Co-morbidities of the lumbar spine (eg. fractures, carcinoma*s osteoporosis, etc) Also patients with cauda equina syndrome will be excluded. Furthermore patients that are pregnant and patients with general contra-indications for exercise therapy will be excluded.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary outcomes are: global perceived recovery (7-point scale), functional<br /><br>status (Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)), and pain<br /><br>intensity (leg and back) (11-point NRS).<br /><br><br /><br>Qualitative study: factors related to treatment adherence.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Also general health (SF-36) return to work and quality of life (EuroQol) are<br /><br>measured. Costs will be recorded in cost diaries. Timing of measurement:<br /><br>baseline (in addition to outcomes at baseline also demographics and most<br /><br>important prognostic factors are measured), 3, 6 and 26 weeks.</p><br>