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NCT Number: NCT02611427

Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery

After recuperating from low back surgery patients often perpetuate a sedentary lifestyle because they are concerned about injury and recurrent pain. The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of a program to increase lifestyle walking starting several months after low back surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes Behavior Motor Activity

Age range

18 year–80 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hospital for Special Surgery

New York, 10021, United States

About this study

The primary objective of this RCT is to compare energy expenditure from walking between an experimental group that receives a multi-component intervention based on the Health Belief Model of Behavior Change versus a control group. Patients who had surgery for a degenerative condition will be randomized postop when their surgeons deem them orthopedically stable to increase walking (at about 3 months).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

  • Inclusion Criteria: Patients will be eligible if they had lumbar surgery for a degenerative condition and their surgeon deems it safe for them to walk more.
  • Exclusion Criteria: Patients will be excluded if they had any new cardiopulmonary symptoms since surgery.

Treatment and study plan

Education/Self-efficacy

Behavioral

The education/self-efficacy group will 1) receive information about benefits of physical activity and national activity guidelines, 2) receive instruction on how to increase lifestyle walking, 3) use movement monitoring devices, 4) make a walking contract and 5) receive interval contract-directed encouragement from study personnel.

Education

Behavioral

The education group will receive information about safe physical activity.

Primary outcomes

  1. Weekly energy expenditure in kilocalories per week as measured by the Paffenbarger Physical Activity and Exercise Index

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Change in enrollment to 16-week Paffenbarger Physical Activity and Exercise Index

Secondary outcomes

  1. Disability due to pain as measured by the Oswestry Disability Index

    Time frame: 16 weeks

    Change in enrollment to 16-week Oswestry Disability Index

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 20, 2015
Registry last updated
Oct 20, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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