Actively Recruiting
Rehabilitation With Empowered STrategies to Optimize REcovery
Led by Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Updated on 2026-03-27
100
Participants Needed
4
Research Sites
183 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
V
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Lead Sponsor
U
United States Department of Defense
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The main goal of this clinical trial is to understand the benefits of remotely delivered Empowered Relief in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. The main question the trial aims to answer is: Does a postoperative behavioral intervention, Empowered Relief, performed early after back surgery have a measurable impact on postoperative outcomes? Additional questions are whether changes in pain catastrophizing are related to improvements in outcomes and whether preoperative pain catastrophizing is a moderator of response to treatment. Researchers will compare remotely delivered Empowered Relief to remotely delivered education to see if Empowered Relief helps patients manage their pain and functional limitations after back surgery. Participants will: * Complete one group session of remotely delivered Empowered Relief or Education after back surgery * Complete surveys before surgery and 3- and 6-months after surgery
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Rehabilitation With Empowered STrategies to Optimize REcovery
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Surgical treatment of a lumbar degenerative condition using a laminectomy with or without fusion procedure
- English speaking
- Age between 18-75 years
You will not qualify if you...
- Surgery due to trauma, fracture, tumor, infection, or spinal deformity
- Revision surgery
- Prior history of lumbar spine surgery in last 5 years
- Involved in litigation or a workers' compensation claim due to injury
- Currently undergoing treatment for cancer
- Unable to access a reliable internet connection
- Unable to provide a stable telephone or physical address
- Unable to participate in follow-up assessment for 6 months after surgery
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 4 locations
1
Tripler Army Medical Center
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States, 96859
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37203
Actively Recruiting
3
Brooke Army Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States, 78234
Not Yet Recruiting
4
Madigan Army Medical Center
Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, United States, 98431
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
K
Kristin Archer, PhD
CONTACT
A
Amanda Priest
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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