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Does a Pre-operative Exercise Program Improve Post-operative Outcomes for Fusion Patients
October 6, 2023 updated by: Firoz Miyanji, University of British Columbia
Does a Pre-operative Exercise Program Improve Post-operative Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis?
A study found that in 1744 patients undergoing fusion surgery for adolescent Idiopathic scoliosis, 12% had back pain remaining after recovering from surgery.
Rehabilitation prior to spine surgery or prehabilitation (prehab), has been shown to reduce costs and improve functional outcomes in patients who have had total hip or total knee arthroplasties.
There is a lack of literature looking at prehab in the context of spine surgeries.
The purpose of this study is to see if prehab can improve patient outcomes such as decreased pain, decreased length of stay in the hospital, and improved functional outcomes in patients undergoing fusion surgery for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis.
Study Overview
Status
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is the most common spinal deformity in adolescents and literature suggests that the link between back pain and AIS is underreported.
Core stabilization exercises and scoliosis specific exercises have been shown to increase SRS scores related to pain (higher SRS scores indicate lower levels of pain).
Additionally, higher SRS scores at pre-op were associated with a lower risk of residual postoperative pain following a fusion surgery.
This suggests that preoperative exercise programs should lead to an increase in SRS pain scores post-operatively however, this direct relationship has not been researched.
Rehabilitation exercises prior to surgery has been shown to improve functional outcomes in knee and hip arthroplasties however, the rehabilitation preoperatively has not been studies in the context of spine surgeries.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the prehabilitation exercise program can improve post-op outcomes including length of stay, decreased pain, decreased length of stay, and improved functional outcomes.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Estimated)
104
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.
Study Contact
- Name: Shaina Sim, BSc
- Phone Number: 2359 6048752000
- Email: shaina.sim@cw.bc.ca
Study Contact Backup
- Name: Firoz Miyanji, MD
- Email: fmiyanji@cw.bc.ca
Participation Criteria
Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Included patients will have a diagnosis of AIS (ages 11-18). They will have a curve angle requiring surgery and be on the waitlist for surgery.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients will be excluded if they are currently enrolled in a physiotherapy designed exercise program prior to being enrolled in the study.
- They will be excluded if they have additional medical issues, limiting their ability to participate fully in the exercise program.
- Individuals with any cognitive disability that affects their ability to complete the questionnaires or follow instructions for the exercise program will also be excluded.
Study Plan
This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Standard of Care Group
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Experimental: Prehabilitation Exercise Group
The exercise arm participants will be asked to complete weekly questionnaires which will take around 10 minutes each week and the exercise program which takes 30 minutes each day.
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A set of core stabilization exercises and scoliosis specific exercises will be given to patients.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Primary Outcome
Time Frame: 2 years
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The primary analysis for the primary outcome length of stay is to determine if the prehab program reduces the average length of stay.
It will follow the intention to treat approach, which will include all randomized participants retained in the group to which they are allocated.
A complete analysis will be conducted to compare the outcomes between the two arms, utilizing the Student's t test or Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney test, as appropriate for the distribution of the data.
If more than 10% of randomized participants have missing length of stay outcomes, the missing data will be imputed using the Last Observation Carried Forward approach, as a sensitivity analysis.
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2 years
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Pain Outcome
Time Frame: 2 years
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The pain outcomes will be measured using the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS); a scale ranging from 0 - 10, where 0 indicates no pain, and 10 indicates extreme pain.
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2 years
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Functional Outcome
Time Frame: 2 years
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The functional outcomes will be measured using the Scoliosis Research Society 22-item questionnaire (SRS-22).
In this questionnaire, responses correspond to numbers 1 - 5, where 1 is the worst possible outcome and 5 is the best possible outcome.
There will be a total SRS-22 score (average of all the scores) and five sub scores.
The sub scores will be divided into five groups: function, pain, self-image, mental health, and satisfaction with management.
Answers to questions relating to these categories will be averaged for each sub score.
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2 years
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Sponsor
Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start (Estimated)
November 1, 2023
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2025
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2025
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
April 24, 2023
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 6, 2023
First Posted (Actual)
October 11, 2023
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
October 11, 2023
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
October 6, 2023
Last Verified
October 1, 2023
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- H22-02186
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
NO
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
No
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