Project

Timed-up-and-go (TUG) as a generic objective measure of function in neurosurgery. Relationship to subjective measures of pain and function and quality of life

Automatically Closed · 2014 until 2015

Type
Clinical Studies
Range
Multicentric, KSSG as participating partner
Units
Status
Automatically Closed
Start Date
2014
End Date
2015
Financing
Self Financed
Study Design
prospective, observational study
Keywords
lumbar spine surgery; objective outcome; subjective outcome; timed-up-and-go-test; measurement; lumbar disc herniation; lumbar decompression; spinal canal stenosis; spondylodesis surgery; thoracolumbar fusion; questionnaire
Partner
Service de Neurochirurgie, Hôpitaux Universitaires de Genève
Additional Information
Via Email: mnstienen@gmail.com
Brief description/objective

This prospective, observational study examines the relationship between pain, functional disability and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) with the result of a simple test, the “timed-up-and-go”-Test (TUG-test) in patients with lumbar spinal degenerative diseases. Correlating the test-results to validated scores, the authors propose to determine if the TUG-test could be used as a likewise accurate assessment of pain, functional disability and HRQoL, comparable to validated questionnaires used in the daily assessment of patients with lumbar spinal degenerative diseases. A one-year follow-up of 300 patients is planned. With the anonymized participation of this study, no patient will experience a change in his treatment plan and medical confidentiality will be kept. A valuable and fast estimation of the patient’s condition might be drawn from the results of this study. It is furthermore examined, whether the TUG-test after surgery features predicitve capacity for both the short- and longterm clinical outcomes. In addition, the test-retest reliability of the TUG-test is determined and a validity nested study is performed for the general population across all adult age groups.