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Proactive Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Can Preoperative Psychological Intervention Reduce Postoperative Pain After Spine Surgery?

Proactive Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Can Preoperative Psychological Intervention Reduce Postoperative Pain After Spine Surgery? - Proactive Use of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Can Preoperative Psychological Intervention Reduce Postoperative Pain After Spine Surgery?

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000060131
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-12-22
Start date
2026-01-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Spinal stenosis

Interventions

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) will be conducted once preoperatively and twice during postoperative hospitalization, with each session lasting approximately 40-50 minutes. Participants will comple

Sponsors

University of Toyama
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who will undergo spinal surgery at Toyama University Hospital. Patients whose pain can be evaluated and whose preoperative Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score is greater than 5. Patients who are judged to be eligible for this study by the principal investigator (or sub-investigator) based on medical history, physical examination, and clinical assessment. Patients who have provided written informed consent and who are judged by the principal investigator (or sub-investigator) to be able to comply with the study requirements, undergo the examinations, tests, and surgery necessary for the conduct of this study, and report symptoms during the study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients who did not provide informed consent to participate in the study. Patients who have difficulty with verbal communication. Patients with a history of cognitive impairment or dementia.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Japanese Orthopaedic Association back pain evaluation questionnaire (JOABPEQ)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactYuko Mizukami

University of Toyama Department of Orthopaedic Surgery

yk1022@med.u-toyama.ac.jp076-434-7353

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026