Preventing pain after spine surgery
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This study looks at ways to reduce pain after certain spine surgeries. If you’re having one of these procedures, you may be invited to try a pain-prevention approach and help researchers understand what works best.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for a spine surgery such as fusion, discectomy, vertebroplasty, kyphoplasty, or foraminotomy
- You are 22 years old or older
- You can speak and understand English well enough to complete study tasks
- You do not have conditions like delirium, dementia, or psychosis that would make it hard to follow the study
- You do not plan to become pregnant during the study (and you are not currently pregnant)
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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