Delphi Study on Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Arthrodesis

Delphi Study on Rehabilitation Following Lumbar Arthrodesis in UZ Leuven (Belgium)

Delphi study on perioperative rehabilitation after single and double level lumbar arthrodesis.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Surgery; Physical Disability; Lumbar Spine Degeneration
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Delphi study

Detailed Description

The investigators aim to engage all care providers in Belgium and the Netherlands who are at some point involved in the rehabilitation path related to single and double level lumbar arthrodesis.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 31

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Belgium
  • Vlaams Brabant
    • Leuven, Vlaams Brabant, Belgium, 3000
      • UZ/KU Leuven

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The investigators aim to engage all care providers (Belgium, the Netherlands) who are involved in the care of patients following lumbar arthrodesis.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• The investigators aim to engage all care providers (Belgium, the Netherlands) who are involved in the care of patients following lumbar arthrodesis.

Exclusion Criteria:

• N/A

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

Number of groups / cohorts

1

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Care providers involved in lumbar arthrodesis; surgeons, physiotherapists, behavioral therapists, researchers, occupational therapists	Other: Delphi study; Delphi study on the optimal rehabilitation pathway following lumbar arthrodesis

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Duration of perioperative rehabilitation following lumbar arthrodesis	duration defined in amount of weeks	January - December 2018
Physiotherapeutic content following lumbar arthrodesis	describing the physiotherapeutic modalities defined as manual therapy, exercise therapy, or cognitive behavioural therapy	January - December 2018
Frequency of physiotherapeutic intervention following lumbar arthrodesis	frequency defined as amount of physiotherapeutic visits per week	January - December 2018
Multidisciplinary character of perioperative rehabilitation following lumbar arthrodesis	amount and type of involved health care providers, as well as the interaction between	January - December 2018

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
• Collaborators: KU Leuven; UHasselt
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Peter Van Wambeke, MD, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Bart Depreitere, PhD, MD, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Thijs Swinnen, MSc, PT, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Tinne Thys, MSc, PT, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Wim Dankaerts, PhD, PT, KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Simon Brumagne, PhD, PT, KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Lieven Moke, PhD, MD, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Sebastiaan Schelfaut, MD, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven; Principal Investigator: Ann Spriet, MSc, PT, Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 3, 2018
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 31, 2019
• Study Completion (Actual): December 31, 2019

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: January 26, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 2, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): February 9, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 27, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 26, 2023
• Last Verified: February 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: KU/UZ Leuven S60109 - 2

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: Undecided

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No