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Efficacy of early rehabilitation following minimal invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery

Efficacy of early rehabilitation following minimal invasive lumbar spine fusion surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20250818025
Enrollment
18
Registered
2025-08-18
Start date
2023-10-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Degenerative lumbar spine disease Postoperative lumbar spine fusion Lumbar disability Low back pain Exercise, minimally invasive surgery, spinal fusion/rehabilitation

Interventions

Early rehabilitation program starting at 2 weeks post-operatively, including 6-week physical therapy with core strengthening, breathing exercises, and daily walking.,Standard rehabilitation program st
Experimental Other,Active Comparator Other
Early Rehabilitation Group,Standard Rehabilitation Group

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
20 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who underwent 1 or 2 levels of MIS-TLIF due to degenerative spine disease 2. Age between twenty to eighty-five years 3. Patients who had motor power of the hip and thigh muscles at least grade 3 in the postoperative status

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The exclusion criteria included patients who had undergone previous spinal surgery 2. Surgery due to trauma/infection/tumor or pseudoarthrosis 3. Patient with history of inflammatory or neurological disease affecting movement 4. Severe psychotic disease 5. Patient with postoperative complications such as motor deficit after 2 weeks of surgery compared to baseline or instrumental failure, surgical wound infection or sepsis

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Disability Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks Oswestry Disability Index / Questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Back pain Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks Numeric rating scale (NRS) ,Gait speed Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks Gait analysis,Balance Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks COP analysis,Fear of avoidance Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (FABQ),Quality of life Preoperative, Postoperative at 2,8 and 14 weeks EQ5D5L

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactApitchaya Chitphakdee

Rayong hospital

apitchaya.cbow@gmail.com0903974464

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026