Response Shift in Patient Expectations and Functional Outcome

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Spinal Injuries

Treatments: Behavioral: Perceived outcome by both patient and physician

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00289393

REB #151-2004

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the results of elective lumbar spinal surgery as it relates to shifting patient expectations for outcome. Patients undergoing elective posterior spinal surgery for degenerative conditions of the spine at SWCHSC will be evaluated.

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients with a diagnosis of a degenerative condition of the lumbar spine undergoing posterior lumbar spinal surgery at Sunnybrook and Women's College Health Sciences Centre
• Patients who have had previous lumbar surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Traumatic or neoplastic surgical conditions of the lumbar spine