Function After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Surgery: Timing of Physical Therapy
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Official title
Improving Surgical Outcomes With Early Physical Therapy After Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
Brief summary
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The goal of this two-group randomized clinical trial is to examine the effects of early postoperative PT compared to delayed postoperative PT for improving outcomes after hospital discharge for ACDF surgery. The main question this clinical trial aims to answer are: * Whether early PT participants will demonstrate greater improvements in outcomes compared to delayed PT participants. * Whether improvements in handgrip strength, cervical endurance, and cervical range of motion will be associated with improvements in outcomes. Participants will be randomized to one of two groups (early PT or delayed PT) and outcomes compared across groups.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT06202443
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 76 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 31, 2024
- Primary completion
- Dec 30, 2026
- Completion
- Jul 30, 2027
- Last update posted
- Feb 26, 2026
2024 – 2027
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 4
- U.S. states
- 4
- U.S. cities
- 4
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tripler Army Medical Center | Honolulu | Hawaii | 96859 | Recruiting |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | Tennessee | 37203 | Recruiting |
| Booke Army Medical Center | Fort Sam Houston | Texas | 78234 | Recruiting |
| Madigan Army Medical Center | Tacoma | Washington | 98431 | Recruiting |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 26, 2026 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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