Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of Outcomes Between Early Physical Therapy Intervention and Usual Care Following Anterior Cervical Fusion Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Texas Woman's University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Texas Society of Allied Health Professions
Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
Conditions:
Cervical Spine Degenerative Disc Disease
Fusion of Spine, Cervical Region
Eligibility:
All Genders
30-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Background: Early physical therapy (PT) intervention with emphasis on spinal stabilization has been shown to benefit individuals undergoing lumbar spinal surgery. Further, training cervical spine stab...
Detailed Description
Study Enrollment A research assistant will enroll participants, obtain informed consent, and randomly assign participants to the two groups. Therefore, the research assistant will not be blinded to gr...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women between the age of 30 to 70 years
- Individuals who have consulted one of the five participating spine surgeons and are scheduled for ACF surgery at Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
- Surgical candidates classified as Task Force category III, with neurologic deficit without major structural pathology, or IV, with major structural pathology -
Exclusion
- Musculoskeletal or systemic disorders with functional impairments that will limit tolerance of testing.
- Pain greater than 8/10 on the NPRS that often indicates severe pathology and therefore limits testing tolerance.
- Prior cervical spine surgeries.
- More than two level cervical spine surgery planned. -
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01519115
Start Date
July 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
January 13 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Texas Spine and Joint Hospital
Tyler, Texas, United States, 75701