MedTrace Logo

Early Postoperative Home Exercise Program After Cervical Spine Surgery

NCT02720172 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-02-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The overall objective of this two-group randomized controlled trial is to gather preliminary evidence on the efficacy and safety of early postoperative exercise for improving disability, pain, and general physical health in patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery. Our central hypothesis is that an early home exercise program (HEP) performed within the first six weeks after surgery will decrease disability and pain and improve general health, through increases in physical activity and self-efficacy and reductions in fear of movement. The results of our randomized trial will advance research on postoperative management for patients with cervical spine surgery and provide evidence in line with a value-based healthcare approach for optimizing outcomes.

Conditions

  • Spinal Fusion
  • Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Early Home Exercise Program

The early home exercise program is a 6-week program of home exercises with weekly phone calls to monitor progression and compliance.

OTHER

Usual Care

Usual care involves standard postoperative management under the direction of the treating surgeon.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kristin R Archer, PhD, DPT · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Rogelio A Coronado, PT, PhD · Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-03-31
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT02720172 on ClinicalTrials.gov