Patients' Expectations Before Spinal Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-100
SponsorZealand University Hospital

About this trial

With this study the investigators want to perform a prospective observational cohort study at Zealand University Hospital, Koege, Denmark.

The purpose of this study is twofold:

1. to investigate how expectations predict patients' pain, rehabilitation and quality of life after spinal surgery. 2. to explore the patients' expectations before, and their experiences after, spinal surgery regarding pain, rehabilitation and quality of life.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial population

All patients at Zealand University Hospital, undergoing spinal surgery during 1 year, will be invited to participate in the study.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Prospective

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

300 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial group
Group A: Spinal surgery

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Expectations

Expectations measured by Treatment Expectation Questionnaire (TEX Q) pre-operatively and 3 month postoperatively

Time frame
Outcome measure will be assessed and presented 2025
2

Patients Expectations

Expectations measured by a semi-structured interview pre-operatively

Time frame
Outcome measure will be assessed and presented 2025

Secondary outcomes

1

Patients pain intensity

Pain level measured by Verbal Rating Scale (VRS) pre-operatively and 3 month post- operatively

Time frame
Outcome measure will be assessed and presented 2025
2

Patients functional level

Functional level measured by Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) pre-operatively and 3 month post-operatively

Time frame
Outcome measure will be assessed and presented 2025
3

Quality of life score

Quality of life measured by WHO Quality of Life - BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) pre-opertively and 3 month post-operatively

Time frame
Outcome measure will be assessed and presented 2025

Other outcomes

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