Active — Not RecruitingNot Applicable

Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery

United States260 participantsStarted 2015-11-11

Plain-language summary

After recuperating from low back surgery patients often perpetuate a sedentary lifestyle because they are concerned about injury and recurrent pain. The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of a program to increase lifestyle walking starting several months after low back surgery.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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* Inclusion Criteria: Patients will be eligible if they had lumbar surgery for a degenerative condition and their surgeon deems it safe for them to walk more. * Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded if they had any new cardiopulmonary symptoms since surgery.

What they're measuring

Weekly energy expenditure in kilocalories per week as measured by the Paffenbarger Physical Activity and Exercise Index

Timeframe: 16 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02611427

SponsorHospital for Special Surgery, New York

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-06

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