The Lumbar Stenosis Prognostic Subgroups for Personalizing Care and Treatment (PROSPECTS) study: protocol for an inception cohort study.

Sean D RundellAyumi SaitoEric N MeierStephanie T DanylukJeffrey G JarvikKelley SeebeckJanna L FriedlyPatrick J HeagertySandra K JohnstonMonica SmershMaggie E HornPradeep SuriAmy M CizikAdam P Goode

Published in: BMC musculoskeletal disorders (2022)

This study will be one of the largest cohorts of individuals with symptomatic LSS initiating new episodes of non-surgical care. The successful completion of this project will produce a cross-validated prognostic model for LSS that can be used to tailor treatment approaches for patient care and clinical trials.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
quality improvement
healthcare
palliative care
randomized controlled trial
pain management
study protocol
placebo controlled