Influence of Pre-operative Back Muscle Exercise on Post-operative Outcomes After Spine Surgery

Enrolling by invitation · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Spine Pain, Spine Surgery

In brief

The purpose of this research study is to gather more information about how improving back muscle function before surgery might influence what happens to the spine and function after surgery. This may assist in developing ways to improve surgical outcomes and determine the benefit of pre-operative exercise, if any.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06808022

Run by

University of California, San Diego

People needed

70

Starts

2024-02-01

Expected to finish

2035-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-29

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• - Individuals undergoing spinal surgery
• Individuals who have been deemed medically safe to participate in an exercise-based physical therapy program

You may not qualify if…

• - Individuals with comorbid conditions or spinal injury inappropriate for participating in an exercise-based physical therapy program as determined by the surgeon (e.g. unstable vertebral fracture)
• Individuals that do not have the ability to commit to the therapy schedule either in-clinic or using the web-based interface
• Non-english speaking individuals (some questionnaires are validated only in English)

Where it is running

• UC San Diego — La Jolla, California, United States

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