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Spine SurgeryNCT00459966

Preoperative Prevention and Early Rehabilitation for Patients Undergoing Elective Spine Surgery

A study testing Preoperative rehabilitation in people with Spine Surgery, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 1 site in Denmark.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Aim: The aim is to evaluate the outcome after spine surgery when using an integrated program that combined preoperative prevention and early postoperative rehabilitation compared to the routine procedures. Outcome measurements: Postoperative hospital stay, complications, function, pain, and patient satisfaction. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Spine Surgery
What is being tested?
Preoperative rehabilitation
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteDenmark
Study dates
Feb 2005to Nov 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Degenerative lumbar disease

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Denmark1 site
  • Head-Ortho-Centre, Anesthesiology Department, Rigshospitalet,

    Copenhagen, dk-2100

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About this study

Aim: The aim is to evaluate the outcome after spine surgery when using an integrated program that combined preoperative prevention and early postoperative rehabilitation compared to the routine procedures.

Outcome measurements: Postoperative hospital stay, complications, function, pain, and patient satisfaction.

Method: 60 patients scheduled for surgery for degenerative lumbar disease. The control group followed the routines in the department. The intervention group followed the integrated program consisting of preoperative prevention.

Read the detailed description

Introduction: An increasing number of patients undergo surgery for degenerative spine disease, which is, however, related to a significant development of postoperative complications. Evidence has been gathered for other surgical procedures about improved outcome after early rehabilitation programs (fast track surgery), preoperative smoking and alcohol cessation programs, respectively. Hitherto, no studies have been published concerning a combined program of the preoperative prevention programs and fast track surgery.

Aim: The aim is to evaluate the outcome after spine surgery when using an integrated program that combined preoperative prevention and early postoperative rehabilitation compared to the routine procedures.

Outcome measurements: Postoperative hospital stay, complications, function, pain, and patient satisfaction.

Method: 60 patients scheduled for surgery for degenerative lumbar disease were computer-randomized to intervention. The control group followed the routines in the department. The intervention group followed the integrated program consisting of preoperative prevention, which began 2 months prior to the operation: an exercise program designed to strengthen the muscles of the spine, and optimization of the analgetic treatment. Smokers and harmful drinkers were offered cessation intervention. The day before surgery all had enteral protein supplement.

Early postoperative rehabilitation included balanced pain therapy, including self-administered epidural analgesia, intensified mobilization immediately after surgery and enteral protein supplement.

Conditions
Spine Surgery
Being tested
Preoperative rehabilitation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Preoperative rehabilitationProcedure or surgery

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. hospital discharge

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted13 Apr 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2005
  3. Study completionNov 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
60 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00459966
Sponsor's protocol ID
01-041/03
Status last verified
Apr 2007
First submitted
11 Apr 2007
Last updated
13 Apr 2007
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Preoperative rehabilitation in people with Spine Surgery, run by Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet at 1 site in Denmark.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Apr 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Denmark. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

hospital discharge. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Apr 2007.

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