The NOTICE Study: Neurosurgery and OrThopedIcs Communication Evaluation Study Following Lumbar Fusions

Description

The purpose of this single-blind, randomized, controlled study is to assess the efficacy of "informative text messages" vs "traditional handouts" provided to lumbar spine surgery patients post-operatively.

Conditions

Lumbar Spine Degeneration, Lumbar Spine Instability, Lumbar Spondylosis

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Study overview

The purpose of this single-blind, randomized, controlled study is to assess the efficacy of "informative text messages" vs "traditional handouts" provided to lumbar spine surgery patients post-operatively.

The NOTICE Study: Neurosurgery and OrThopedIcs Communication Evaluation Study Following Lumbar Fusions

The NOTICE Study: Neurosurgery and OrThopedIcs Communication Evaluation Study Following Lumbar Fusions

Condition
Lumbar Spine Degeneration
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Durham

Duke Neurosurgery and Duke Orthopedics, Durham, North Carolina, United States, 27710

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.

Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Primary lumbar fusion 1-4 levels
  • 2. 18 years or older
  • 3. Degenerative spine diagnosis
  • 4. Answers YES to all the following screening questions:
  • * Do you own a mobile phone that is capable of sending and receiving text messages?
  • * Do you know how to text and feel comfortable texting?
  • * Are you a regular (at least once a day) text-message user?
  • * Are you agreeable to regular contact?
  • 1. Prior lumbar fusions
  • 2. Tumors/infection/trauma
  • 3. Prisoners or institutionalized patients
  • 4. Non-English speaking patients
  • 5. Patients who smokes or with uncontrolled diabetes
  • 6. Participants will be removed from study if discharged to a rehabilitation center or discharged beyond 7 days post-operatively (we are expecting \~15% of patients to be discharged to a rehabilitation center or discharged beyond 7 days post-operatively)

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Duke University,

Oren N Gottfried, MD FAANS, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Duke Neurosurgery

Study Record Dates

2026-10