U.S., Aug. 28 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07788872) titled 'More Realistic Spine Patients: Assessing the Effect of Dialogue Support Tool.' on Aug. 24.
Brief Summary: This multicenter randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether an additional preoperative consultation 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 standard preoperative care or standard care plus an additional con...