CompletedNot Applicable

Is Postoperative Bracing Necessary After Spine Surgery for Degenerative Conditions

Taiwan90 participantsStarted 2015-10-20

Plain-language summary

This study was started from Oct. 2015. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of bracing following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with degenerative lumbar spine diseases.

Who can participate

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients underwent TLIF for degenerative lumbar disc disease, spinal stenosis, or spondylolisthesis Exclusion Criteria: * spinal fracture, spinal infection, spinal tumor, and a history of previous spinal surgery; and those who were lost to follow-up or failed to complete the questionnaires

What they're measuring

Visual Analogue Scale and Oswestry Disability Index functional outcome

Timeframe: 6 months of postoperative follow-up

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03560401

SponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Sponsor typeOTHER_GOV

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-12-25

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