🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-15
Increasing Long-Term Physical Activity After Lumbar Spine Surgery (NCT02611427)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
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.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York
Age range: 18 Years to 80 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Education/Self-efficacy (BEHAVIORAL)
- Education (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.