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Single-Level TLIF: Post-Fusion Rehabilitation

NCT03033212 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 66

Last updated 2021-09-16

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Summary

This investigation will assess how the timing and type of rehabilitation after a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion will affect the efficacy of the surgical procedure. The efficacy of the procedure will be evaluated through patients' quality of life, measured by health-related quality of life questionnaires up to 24 months following the procedure. These measures will be compared to the patients' baseline value.

Conditions

  • Degenerative Spinal Cord Disease

Interventions

OTHER

Therapist-Guided Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation consists of exercises guided by a certified physical therapist. These exercises include: aerobics, walking tests, stability exercises, and strengthening exercises.

OTHER

Self-Guided Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation consists of self-guided exercises with provided instructions. These exercises include: aerobics, walking tests, stability exercises, and strengthening exercises.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Frank M Phillips, MD · Rush University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-08-21
Primary Completion
2021-09-01
Completion
2021-09-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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