Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0025157076
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Do patients need hydrotherapy after disc surgery and is it more effective than dry land physiotherapy?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Disc surgery
Intervention
Hydrotherapy vs dry land physiotherapy
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/12/2004
Overall trial end date
01/04/2007
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
38 patients with disc surgery
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/12/2004
Recruitment end date
01/04/2007
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Clinical Director-Orthopaedic Directorate
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary