Telerehabilitation After Spine Surgery

Summary

The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to assess how different methods of delivering post-operative instructions affect the participants' recovery after spinal decompression surgery. In addition, the investigators evaluate the related healthcare costs and the use of healthcare services in both working-age and elderly populations. The main research questions of the study are:

1. Does the method or timing of post-operative information influence healthcare utilization or recovery after surgery?
2. Are telerehabilitation methods easily accessible and usable for the elderly population?
3. Does early intervention provided in the hospital lead to different recovery times after surgery?

The outcome measures include pain levels, daily activity levels, and healthcare utilization. The results will be compared between study groups based on the information delivery method and age group.

Conditions

• Spine Surgery
• Telerehabilitation
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Telerehabilitation method

Rehabilitation instrucions given by physiotherapist 4-7 days after surgery with remote telerehabilitation method

PROCEDURE

Nurse instructions

Nurse gives the patient rehabilitation instructions after surgery when the subject leaves hospital

PROCEDURE

Physiotherapy after surgery, personal

Physiotherapist gives the patient rehabilitation instructions after surgery when the subject leaves hospital

PROCEDURE

Hospital physioterapy

Physiotherapist gives the patient rehabilitation instructions at the hospital outpatient clinic after 4-7 days post-operatively

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kuopio University Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Janne Pesonen, MD, PhD · Kuopio University Hospital; Department of Rehabilitation

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

85 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-11-01

Primary Completion

2029-12-31

Completion

2029-12-31

Countries

• Finland

Study Locations