NCT02720172

Early Postoperative Home Exercise Program After Cervical Spine Surgery

A Randomized Trial of an Early Postoperative Home Exercise Program Versus Usual Care After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The overall objective of this two-group randomized controlled trial is to gather preliminary evidence on the efficacy and safety of early postoperative exercise for improving disability, pain, and general physical health in patients after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery. Our central hypothesis is that an early home exercise program (HEP) performed within the first six weeks after surgery will decrease disability and pain and improve general health, through increases in physical activity and self-efficacy and reductions in fear of movement. The results of our randomized trial will advance research on postoperative management for patients with cervical spine surgery and provide evidence in line with a value-based healthcare approach for optimizing outcomes.

Conditions

• Spinal Fusion
• Cervical Spine Degenerative Disease

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Early Home Exercise Program	The early home exercise program is a 6-week program of home exercises with weekly phone calls to monitor progression and compliance.
OTHER	Usual Care	Usual care involves standard postoperative management under the direction of the treating surgeon.

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-03-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-01
• Completion: 2018-07-01
• First posted: 2016-03-25
• Last updated: 2019-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States