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The Effect of Motivational Interviewing on Patients With Lumbar Discectomy

NCT07169955 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2026-02-11

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Summary

Abstract Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of motivational interviewing about adaptation to body mechanics on the level of disability due to low back pain and quality of life in patients with lumbar discectomy surgery.

Method: The design of the study was a randomized controlled clinical trial with a pretest-posttest and follow-up design with a control group. The study will be conducted with patients who are hospitalized in the neurosurgery clinic of a university hospital, who have undergone discectomy surgery and whose discharge is planned. The data will be collected using the Participant Information Form, the Scale for Assessing Adaptation to Body Mechanics for Individuals with Lumbar Disc Herniation, the Motivational Interviewing Change Cycle Determination Form, the Oswetry Low Back Pain Disability Index and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale-Short Form. Motivational interview was applied to the experimental group. Motivational interviewing will be conducted for 6 sessions.

Conditions

  • Lumbar Disc Surgery
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Nursing Care

Interventions

OTHER

Motivational Interviewing

Implementation of the Research in the Experimental Group Since the patients in the experimental group come from many different cities and regions, the interviews will be conducted online. It was planned to conduct weekly online individual motivational interviews with the patients for 40 minutes on one day of the week for 6 weeks. In the last session of the motivational interview (6th week), Oswetry Low Back Pain Disability Index and World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale - Short Form will be administered. Post-tests will be administered 6 weeks after these forms are administered. Three months (12 weeks) after the first interview, the tests will be administered again.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Gazi University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Keziban Öztürk, MSc · Gazi University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-07-29
Primary Completion
2025-10-29
Completion
2026-01-29

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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