Testing brace use after low back fusion surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles clinical trials.
This pilot study looks at whether wearing a brace helps after single-level low back fusion surgery. You may be offered screening if you’re healing from a specific type of fusion and don’t have certain risk factors.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You had (or will have) one level of low back fusion in the L2 to L5 area
- Your surgery is an “instrumented” fusion with hardware (plates/screws)
- You’re expected to live more than 2 years
- You have not had any previous surgery on your low back
- You do not have spine cancer or a spine tumor
- You do not have osteoporosis, and your spine slip is not severe
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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