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Predictors of Work Resumption After Back Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

KU Leuven

Collaborating Sponsors:

RIZIV

Conditions:

Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Brief Summary

This prospective, longitudinal study aims to identify modifiable predictors of return to work after back surgery.

Detailed Description

Background \| Over the past decade, the number of back surgeries in Belgium has substantially increased. However, even after an anatomically successful surgery, 10% to 40% of the patients continue to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • Age between 18 and 55 years
  • Proper mastery of the Dutch, English and/or French language
  • Intermittent or constant invalidating lumbosciatica for less than 1 year prior to the planned surgery
  • Discogenic or stenotic radicular pain in the leg(s) that will be treated surgically by performing a decompression without it leading to fusion and/or fixation
  • Self-employed or has an employment contract, and is on sick leave for less than 1 year at the day of the surgery
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Treated (ambulant or residential) for substance abuse, suicidal ideation or a psychotic disorder in the year before the consult with the surgeon. Ty
  • At least one back surgery in the last 5 years
  • Presence of a comorbid condition (e.g. a severe neurological deficit, a pulmonary embolism, permanent paralysis, and another pain problem in the limbs), which may affect the pain, the outcome of the surgery, the duration of the rehabilitation, and/or the patient's capacity to return to work during the course of the study

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 23 2021

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    February 1 2023

    Estimated Enrollment :

    300 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04747860

    Start Date

    February 23 2021

    End Date

    February 1 2023

    Last Update

    September 2 2021

    Active Locations (9)

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    1

    GasthuisZusters Antwerpen (GZA) (campus Sint-Augustinus), department of Neurosurgery

    Wilrijk, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2610

    2

    Centre Hospitalier de Wallonie picarde (CHwapi), department of Neurosurgery

    Tournai, Henegouwen, Belgium, 7500

    3

    Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg, department of Neurosurgery

    Genk, Limburg, Belgium, 3600

    4

    Mariaziekenhuis Noord-Limburg, departement of Orthopedics

    Overpelt, Limburg, Belgium, 3900