CompletedNot Applicable

Single-Level TLIF: Post-Fusion Rehabilitation

United States66 participantsStarted 2017-08-21

Plain-language summary

This investigation will assess how the timing and type of rehabilitation after a transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion will affect the efficacy of the surgical procedure. The efficacy of the procedure will be evaluated through patients' quality of life, measured by health-related quality of life questionnaires up to 24 months following the procedure. These measures will be compared to the patients' baseline value.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: i. Single-level L4-L5 TLIF for degenerative pathology, including: radiculopathy, neurogenic claudication, intervertebral disc disease, facet joint disease, degenerative spondylolisthesis, degenerative myelopathy degenerative kyphosis and scoliosis ii. Back and/or leg pain iii. Failed at least 3 months of conservative treatment Exclusion Criteria: i. Older than 65 years of age ii. Prior spinal surgery excluding laminectomy/discectomy iii. Greater than Grade 2 spondylolisthesis iv. Greater than 10 degrees scoliosis v. Not worked for greater than 6 months or unemployed as a result of lumbar condition vi. History of spinal infection

What they're measuring

Change from baseline in Oswestry Disability Index [ODI] Score at 2-years

Timeframe: Baseline, 2-year postoperative

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03033212

SponsorRush University Medical Center

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09-01

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