# Comparing Patients' and Surgeons' Expectations of Lumbar Spine Surgery

> **NCT02257554** · — · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **Hospital for Special Surgery, New York** · enrollment: 437 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Lumbar Spine Surgery

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** education

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02257554
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2014-09
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 437 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-02-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02257554

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02257554, "Comparing Patients' and Surgeons' Expectations of Lumbar Spine Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02257554. Licensed CC0.

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