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More Realistic Spine Patients: Assessing the Effect of Dialogue Support Tool.
Sponsor: University Hospital, Akershus
Summary
This multicenter randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether an additional preoperative study visit using the Dialogue Support (DS) tool improves patient information, expectations, and outcomes among adults scheduled for lumbar spine surgery for degenerative spinal disorders. The DS tool predicts outcomes one year after surgery based on patient characteristics and presents these estimates numerically and visually. Participants will be randomized to either one additional study visit in which DS results are presented and explained, or a control study visit during which DS will not be employed The study will assess whether the additional DS study visit influences postoperative outcomes, preoperative expectations, surgery cancellations, and cost-effectiveness. In addition, the project will externally validate the DS tool using data from the Norwegian Registry for Spine Surgery (NORspine) and assess the inter-rater reliability of DS assessments across spine surgeons.
Official title: MORESP, MOre REalistic Spine Patients: Assessing the Effect of a Predictive Tool ("Dialogue Support") in Relation to Expectations, Post-surgical Outcomes and Surgery Cancellations in Patients With Lumbar Degenerative Spinal Disorders, as Well as Inter-rater Reliability Between Surgeons.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
440
Start Date
2026-09-01
Completion Date
2031-09-01
Last Updated
2026-10-05
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Dialogue Support Study Visit
This study visit will be scheduled approximately 2-6 weeks prior to surgery. It will occur in the outpatient clinic and is expected to last approximately 30 to 40 minutes. It will be conducted in person to facilitate communication. During the study visit, the DS results are presented and explained to the patient.
Locations (2)
Akershus University Hospital
Oslo, Nordbyhagen, Norway
Innlandet Hospital Trust.
Gjøvik, Norway