Rehabilitation With Empowered STrategies to Optimize REcovery
Recruiting now · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes, Lumbar Spine Surgery
In brief
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
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07406997
- Run by
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- People needed
- 100
- Starts
- 2026-02-24
- Expected to finish
- 2029-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Surgical treatment of a lumbar degenerative condition using a laminectomy with or without fusion procedure
- English speaking
- Age between 18-85 years
You may not qualify if…
- Surgery due to trauma, fracture, tumor, infection, or spinal deformity
- Revision surgery
- Prior history of lumbar spine surgery in last 12 months
- 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
Where it is running
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States (enrolling)
- Tripler Army Medical Center — Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
- Brooke Army Medical Center — Fort Sam Houston, Texas, United States
- Madigan Army Medical Center — Joint Base Lewis McChord, Washington, United States
Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov
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