Postoperative Bracing Patterns After Lumbar Surgery

Summary

A variety of postoperative bracing are routinely applied after spinal procedures but there are limited data regarding their efficacy, especially with the increasing use of internal fixation.Currently, no data are available regarding the use of postoperative braces in Belgium. Bracing is sometimes considered after lumbar surgery for degenerative conditions. All neurosurgeons and orthopedical surgeons in Belgium will be questioned to assess the patterns of postoperative bracing use after lumbar surgery.

Conditions

• Lumbar Spine Degeneration
• Arthrosis; Spine
• Surgery

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

questionnaire

questionnaire to assess the patterns of postoperative bracing use by spinal surgeons in Belgium

Sponsors & Collaborators

• KU Leuven

  collaborator OTHER

• Hasselt University

  collaborator OTHER

• Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Bart Depreitere, PhD, MD · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Thijs Swinnen, MSc · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Tinne Thys, MSc · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Wim Dankaerts, PhD, PT · KU Leuven

• Simon Brumagne, PhD, PT · KU Leuven

• Peter Van Wambeke, MD · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Lieven Moke, PhD, MD · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Sebastiaan Schelfaut, MD · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Ann Spriet, PT · Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

• Lotte Janssens, PhD, PT · Hasselt University

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-01-10

Primary Completion

2018-03-30

Completion

2018-03-30

Countries

• Belgium

Study Locations