The three-year PCORI study will evaluate which of two treatments provided via telephone are more effective for improving patient-centered outcomes after degenerative spine treatment — a cognitive behavioral physical therapy program focusing on self-management or an education program about postoperative recovery. The cognitive behavioral physical therapy treatment was developed as a result of collaboration between physical therapists, spine surgeons, rehabilitation psychologists and patients at VUMC and Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore.
The randomized controlled clinical trial will enroll 260 patients who are receiving surgical treatment for a lumbar degenerative condition.
Dr. Archer is an assistant professor of orthopedics and physical medicine and rehabilitation at VUMC.
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