Trial reportBMC musculoskeletal disorders2014
Outcome of physiotherapy after surgery for cervical disc disease: a prospective randomised multi-centre trial.
Trial report in BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01547611 (Outcome of Physiotherapy After Surgery for Cervical Disc Disease), which is not on this map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Outcome of Physiotherapy After Surgery for Cervical Disc Disease: a Prospective Randomised Multi-Centre Trial
Who cites it
8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of physiotherapy and rehabilitation after cervical spinal surgery: a systematic review.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Pooled it
- Neurological outcomes after surgery and postoperative rehabilitation for cervical radiculopathy due to disc disease: a 2-year-follow-up of a randomized clinical trial.Scientific reports · 2023Trial
- Determining the level of cervical radiculopathy: Agreement between visual inspection of pain drawings and magnetic resonance imaging.Pain practice : the official journal of World Institute of Pain · 2023Trial
- Work Ability After Anterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion Followed by a Structured Postoperative Rehabilitation: Secondary Outcomes of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Multi-Centre Trial with a 2-year Follow-up.Journal of occupational rehabilitation · 2022Trial
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- Clinical predictive modelling of post-surgical recovery in individuals with cervical radiculopathy: a machine learning approach.Scientific reports · 2020Trial
- Caring for the Neck and Posture in Dentistry: Better Late Than Never.International dental journal · 2022Article
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9 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundMany patients with cervical disc disease require leave from work, due to long-lasting, complex symptoms, including chronic pain and reduced levels of physical and psychological function. Surgery on a few segmental levels might be expected to resolve disc-specific pain and reduce neurological deficits, but not the non-specific neck pain and the frequent illness. No study has investigated whether post-surgery physiotherapy might improve the outcome of surgery. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate whether a well-structured rehabilitation programme might add benefit to the customary post-surgical treatment for cervical disc disease, with respect to function, disability, work capability, and cost effectiveness. METHODS/
designThis study was designed as a prospective, randomised, controlled, multi-centre study. An independent, blinded investigator will compare two alternatives of rehabilitation. We will include 200 patients of working age, with cervical disc disease confirmed by clinical findings and symptoms of cervical nerve root compression. After providing informed consent, study participants will be randomised to one of two alternative physiotherapy regimes; (A) customary treatment (information and advice on a specialist clinic); or (B) customary treatment plus active physiotherapy. Physiotherapy will follow a standardised, structured programme of neck-specific exercises combined with a behavioural approach. All patients will be evaluated both clinically and subjectively (with questionnaires) before surgery and at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months, and 24 months after surgery. The main outcome variable will be neck-specific disability. Cost-effectiveness will also be calculated. DISCUSSION: We anticipate that the results of this study will provide evidence to support physiotherapeutic rehabilitation applied after surgery for cervical radiculopathy due to cervical disc disease.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01547611.
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