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Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery

NCT02611427 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 260

Last updated 2025-10-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

After recuperating from low back surgery patients often perpetuate a sedentary lifestyle because they are concerned about injury and recurrent pain. The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of a program to increase lifestyle walking starting several months after low back surgery.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education/Self-efficacy

The education/self-efficacy group will 1) receive information about benefits of physical activity and national activity guidelines, 2) receive instruction on how to increase lifestyle walking, 3) use movement monitoring devices, 4) make a walking contract and 5) receive interval contract-directed encouragement from study personnel.

BEHAVIORAL

Education

The education group will receive information about safe physical activity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carol A Mancuso, MD · Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-11
Primary Completion
2026-06-30
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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