Prospective randomised trial to evaluate the effectiveness of hydrotherapy as opposed to dry land physiotherapy

ISRCTN	ISRCTN34262831
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN34262831
Protocol serial number	N0025157076
Sponsor	Department of Health
Funders	Aintree Hospitals NHS Trust (UK), NHS R&D Support Funding

Prospectively registered

Protocol

Statistical analysis plan

Results

Individual participant data

Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Mr Bruce Hamilton Pennie
Scientific

Clinical Director-Orthopaedic Directorate
University Hospital, Aintree
Longmoor Lane
Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom

Primary study design	Interventional
Study design	Randomised controlled trial
Secondary study design	Randomised controlled trial
Scientific title
Study objectives	Do patients need hydrotherapy after disc surgery and is it more effective than dry land physiotherapy?
Ethics approval(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied	Surgery: Disc surgery
Intervention	Hydrotherapy vs dry land physiotherapy
Intervention type	Procedure/Surgery
Primary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Key secondary outcome measure(s)	Not provided at time of registration
Completion date	01/04/2007

Participant type(s)	Patient
Age group	Not Specified
Sex	Not Specified
Target sample size at registration	38
Key inclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Key exclusion criteria	Not provided at time of registration
Date of first enrolment	01/12/2004
Date of final enrolment	01/04/2007

Clinical Director-Orthopaedic Directorate

Liverpool
L9 7AL
United Kingdom

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share	No
IPD sharing plan summary	Not provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan