RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07406997

Rehabilitation With Empowered STrategies to Optimize REcovery

Rehabilitation With Empowered STrategies to Optimize REcovery After Spine Surgery

Sponsor

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Feb 24, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Lumbar Spine Surgery Lumbar Spine Degenerative Changes

Summary

The main goal of this clinical trial is to understand the benefits of remotely delivered Empowered Relief in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery. The main question the trial aims to answer is: Does a postoperative behavioral intervention, Empowered Relief, performed early after back surgery have a measurable impact on postoperative outcomes? Additional questions are whether changes in pain catastrophizing are related to improvements in outcomes and whether preoperative pain catastrophizing is a moderator of response to treatment. Researchers will compare remotely delivered Empowered Relief to remotely delivered education to see if Empowered Relief helps patients manage their pain and functional limitations after back surgery. Participants will: * Complete one group session of remotely delivered Empowered Relief or Education after back surgery * Complete surveys before surgery and 3- and 6-months after surgery

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 75 Years

Inclusion Criteria3

Surgical treatment of a lumbar degenerative condition using a laminectomy with or without fusion procedure
English speaking
Age between 18-75 years

Exclusion Criteria8

Surgery due to trauma, fracture, tumor, infection, or spinal deformity
Revision surgery
Prior history of lumbar spine surgery in last 5 years
Involved in litigation or a workers' compensation claim due to injury
Currently undergoing treatment for cancer
Unable to access a reliable internet connection
Unable to provide a stable telephone or physical address
Unable to participate in follow-up assessment for 6 months after surgery

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALEmpowered Relief

Empowered Relief (ER) is a single-session group class that has two main components of pain neuroscience education and pain coping skills based on cognitive-behavioral principles.

OTHEREducation

Education program is a single-session group class that includes information on how to manage pain and disability, prevent future injury and stay healthy after back surgery.