Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Comparing Patients' and Surgeons' Expectations of Lumbar Spine Surgery

United States437 participantsStarted 2014-09

Plain-language summary

The goals of this study are to assess concordance between the patient-surgeon pair regarding expectations of lumbar spine surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients will be eligible if they are ≥ 18 years old, speak English, and are scheduled for non-trauma-related lumbar spine surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients will be excluded if they have cognitive deficits and cannot provide informed consent.

What they're measuring

Comparison of Lumbar Spine Surgery Expectations Survey scores for patients and their surgeons.

Timeframe: participants will be surveyed before surgery, an expected average of 5 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02257554

SponsorHospital for Special Surgery, New York

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2026-12

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