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WithdrawnNCT01710683Updated May 28, 2015

Early Mobilisation Following Discectomy

An observational study in Reduced Hospital Stay Without Complication, sponsored by Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark. Withdrawn at 1 site in Denmark. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2015-05-28.

Sponsored by Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark · Observational

Why this study was withdrawn
No participants were enrolled.
Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
0
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

After lumbar discectomy 1st postoperative day high intensity exercise training reduced hospital stay, pain and sick leave without side effects in the two year follow-up period.

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Postoperative pain is a major cause of delayed convalescence after discectomy. Different analgesic treatments with the use of local analgesics and steroid can reduce the immediate postoperative pain and convalescence after surgery. In orthopaedic and abdominal surgery accelerated stay programs with early mobilisation have reduced pain in the early postoperative periode. The late convalescence after discectomy for herniated disc disease can be reduced with the use of epidural steroids.

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Conditions studied

  • Reduced Hospital Stay Without Complication

Keywords

  • Discectomy
  • 1st postoperative day
  • Intensive exercise training
  • Randomized controlled trial
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In context

Lead sponsor

Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark is the lead sponsor of 61 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

Primary care clinic.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with primary lumbar herniated disc disease who have received and performed a standardized conservative treatment program with intensive exercises.
  • Oral and written acceptance.
  • Age 18 and above.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with central or lateral spinal stenosis due to spondylosis or disc degeneration who needed bilateral decompression, laminectomy or fusion.
  • Patients with cauda equina syndrome who needed acute operative treatment.
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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Retrospective
Enrollment
0 participants (actual)

Groups and cohorts

  • Control group

    Median age 45 years, 18-63.

    Behavioral: Care program

  • Intervention group

    Median age 46 years, 18-62.

    Behavioral: Care program

Interventions

  • BehavioralCare program

    Care program with multimodal pain treatment including epidural steroid

    Also known as: No other names.

  • BehavioralCare program

    Care program with multimodal pain treatment including epidural steroid.

    Also known as: No other names.

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Study locations

1 site
  • Northern Orthopaedic Division, Aalborg Hospital, Aarhus University
    Aalborg, Denmark
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 28, 2015, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01710683
Lead sponsor
Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Collaborators
Vejle Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Denmark
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 19, 2012
Last update
May 28, 2015

Study contacts

Sten Rasmussen, M.D.
principal investigator · Northern Orthopaedic Department, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark
David S. Krum-Moeller, M.D.
study chair · Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vejle and Give Hospital
Lene R. Lauridsen, M.D.
study chair · Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vejle and Give Hospital
Henrik Kehlet, M.D.
study chair · Section for Surgical Pathophysiology, Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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