NCT05513326

Effectiveness of a 6-week Specific Rehabilitation Program on Walking Capacity in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Effectiveness of a 6-week Specific Rehabilitation Program Combining Education and Exercises on Walking Capacity in Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis with Neurogenic Claudication

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 66 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a 6-week specific rehabilitation program combining education and exercises on walking capacity in patients with LSS causing NC. The intervention group will receive standardized education and specific exercises while the control group will only receive standardized education. The program in both groups will last for 6 weeks with 4 evaluation timepoints (baseline, week 2, week 4 and post-intervention assessment). The primary outcomes will be walking capacity measured with the Self-Paced Walking Test and the secondary outcomes will be back and leg pain intensity, LSS-related disability, self-efficacy, level of physical activity, anxiety and depression, physical activity level, gait pattern characteristics, balance, and global perceived change.

Conditions

• Spinal Stenosis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercises and education	Exercises: 3 training sessions per week that will last for 30 minutes. Sessions will start with 5 minutes of activation (walking on a treadmill or cycling). Then, participants will be asked to complete 5 exercises targeting lower limb strengthening (time: 18 minutes) followed by 2 exercises designed to improve balance and 3 stretching exercises for the lower limb (time: 7 minutes). Education: Two one-on-one sessions (during week 2 and week 4 assessments) during which participants will receive information directly related to LSS and NC using illustration and videos. Participants will also be invited to ask their questions.
OTHER	Education alone	Education: Two one-on-one sessions (during week 2 and week 4 assessments) during which participants will receive information directly related to LSS and NC using illustration and videos. Participants will also be invited to ask their questions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-01-26
• Primary completion: 2025-09-30
• Completion: 2025-12-31
• First posted: 2022-08-24
• Last updated: 2025-03-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada