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Main ID:  NCT03427099
Date of registration: 26/01/2018
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Public title: The Effect of a Developed Perioperative Rehabilitation Pathway Following Lumbar Arthrodesis
Scientific title: The Effect of a Developed Perioperative Rehabilitation Pathway Following Lumbar Arthrodesis
Date of first enrolment: January 3, 2018
Target sample size: 80
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03427099
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Non-Randomized. Intervention model: Sequential Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Participant, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Belgium
Contacts
Name:     Thijs Swinnen, MSc, PT
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Sebastiaan Schelfaut, MD
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Lotte Janssens, PhD, PT
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Affiliation:  Hasselt University
Name:     Bart Depreitere, PhD, MD
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Peter Van Wambeke, MD
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Wim Dankaerts, PhD, PT
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven
Name:     Lieven Moke, PhD, MD
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Simon Brumagne, PhD, PT
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Affiliation:  KU Leuven
Name:     Ann Spriet, MSc, PT
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Name:     Tinne Thys, MSc, PT
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Affiliation:  Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Lumbar single and double level arthrodesis

- Signed informed consent

- Posterior Lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF), Posterolateral lumbar fusion (PLF) and
Transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Previous arthrodesis in the lumbar spine

- Musculoskeletal disorders which interfere with functional outcome, f.e. severe lower
limb problems not related to the lumbar surgery

- Presence of one of the following pathologies:Parkinson Multiple sclerose (MS),
Cerebral vascular accident (CVA), Peripheral neuropathies, Circulatory disorders,
Gout, Rheumatoid disorders, Neoplasia, Septic arthritis, Pregnancy, Vestibular
disorder, Infectious diseases

- Accident at work or lawsuit

- Low cognition

- Not able to speak Dutch



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 75 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Low Back Pain, Recurrent
Physical Disability
Surgery
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Rehabilitation with a biopsychosocial focus
Behavioral: Control group
Primary Outcome(s)
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 3 months]
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 6 months]
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 year]
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week]
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Depression Anxiety stress scale (DASS) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Tampa scale for Kinesiophobia (TSK) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Pain Catastrophizing scale (PCS) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Return-to-work [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
EuroQol five dimensions questionnaire (EQ-5D) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Numeric Rating scale (NRS) [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Sit-to-stand [Time Frame: Postoperative: 1 week, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year]
Secondary ID(s)
KU/UZ Leuven S60109 - 3
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
KU Leuven
UHasselt
Ethics review
Results
Results available:
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