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NCT02949518 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery

A NA study, sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
56
Enrollment target

NCT02949518: Completed NA study, sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York.

NCT02949518 is a NA study that has completed, run by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York. The registered enrollment target is 56 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT02949518, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
56 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) after surgery have been shown to decrease length of stay and perioperative complications in a range of surgical specialties. To date, ERPs has not been studied in patients presenting for spine surgery. The investigators have recently developed an interdisciplinary pathway for spine surgery patients based on the latest available evidence and guidelines. The aim of this trial is to compare the investigators enhanced recovery pathway with conventional perioperative management in patients undergoing 1-2 level posterior lumbar fusion.

Primary Outcome

The Quality of Recovery 40 (QoR40) is a 40-item questionnaire which assesses five dimensions of recovery after surgery and anesthesia: comfort, emotions, physical independence, patient support and pain. The QoR40 has been validated for both clinical and research use. The QoR-40 has a possible score of 40 (extremely poor quality of recovery) to 200 (excellent quality of recovery).

Interventions

  • OTHER Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) for Spine

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 56 participants
Start Date 2016-11-28
Est. Completion 2020-05
Phase NA

What the finished NCT02949518 record still lists

NCT02949518 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 56 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (96% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) for Spine is the first listed.

NCT02949518 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT02949518 about?

NCT02949518 is a clinical study titled "Enhanced Recovery After Spine Surgery". Enhanced recovery pathways (ERP) after surgery have been shown to decrease length of stay and perioperative complications in a range of surgical specialties. To date, ERPs has not been studied in patients presenting for spine surgery. The investigators have recently developed an interdisciplinary pa...

What is the current status of trial NCT02949518?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 56 participants. The study started on 2016-11-28. Estimated completion is 2020-05.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT02949518?

The interventions under investigation include: Enhanced Recovery Pathway (ERP) for Spine (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT02949518?

This trial is sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, which has 194 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT02949518's enrollment target sits among peer trials

56 1262nd of 2000 higher than 737 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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