Back Pain, Back Surgery, Disabilities, Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Back surgery, Standardized care, Pain, Disability, Knowledge, Postoperative outcomes
Brief summary
This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of a standardized care program on pain, disability, and patient knowledge among postoperative back-surgery patients in Erbil, Iraq.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStandardized Educational Care Program
A structured, standardized educational care program is delivered to patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. The program includes preoperative and postoperative education on pain management, wound care, early mobilization, activity modification, proper body mechanics, medication adherence, prevention of complications, and discharge instructions. Education is provided verbally and through written materials.
Sponsors
Hawler Medical University
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Intervention model description
This is a non-randomized, parallel-group interventional study comparing a standardized educational care program versus routine postoperative care among patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults between 18 and 60 years of age, of either sex, scheduled for elective thoracic (T1) to lumbar (L5) spine surgery, able to communicate in Kurdish or Arabic, and capable of providing informed consent. Only those willing to complete all follow-up assessments were enrolled to ensure complete data collection.
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who were admitted for emergency procedures, or had cognitive impairments that could interfere with comprehension of instructions. Additional
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Pain Intensity Score | Baseline and 8 weeks postoperatively | Pain intensity was measured using the Universal Pain Assessment Tool (0-10 numeric rating scale). Higher scores indicate greater pain severity. The primary endpoint is the change in pain score from baseline (pre-intervention) to 8 weeks postoperatively. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Functional Disability Score | Baseline and 8 weeks postoperatively | Functional disability assessed using the Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire (0-100 scale). Higher scores indicate greater disability. The outcome is the change from baseline to 8 weeks after surgery. |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
STUDY_DIRECTORVian Afan Naqshbandi, PhD
Hawler Medical University/College of nursing, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
STUDY_CHAIRNuraddin Hamad Mhammad, PhD
Hawler Medical University/ College of Medicine, Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Outcome results
None listed