The objective of this research study is to show whether data given by Oura ring could be used to objectively measure patients pain and well-being before and after disc surgery.
The study will consist of a total 30 disc prolapse patients. Patients are given Oura rings along with other treatment. Patients use Oura rings before and after disc surgery. Patients will also fill Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and pain detect inquiries in the beginning and in the end of study. Patients symptoms will also be followed daily by electrical symptom diary. Oura rings technology is based on photoplethysmography( PPG). PPG is a noninvasive method to detect blood volume changes in the microvascular bed of tissue. PPG waveform varies by respiration, sympathetic nervous system activity and thermoregulation. Oura ring gives information of patients activity level, calorie consumption, steps count, resting heart rate,heart rate variability, respiration rate, body temperature, sleep depth and quality of sleep. Data collected with Oura ring after disc surgery will be compared to data collected before surgery.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
30
Photopletysmography based noninvasive device
Tampere university hospital
Tampere, Pirkanmaa, Finland
RECRUITINGChange in heart rate variability
collected from Oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in resting mean heart rate
collected from Oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in ventilatory rate
collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in sleep onset latency
collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in sleep efficiency
percentage of the time spent asleep while in bed collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in number of nighttime awakenings
collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in total sleep time
collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
Change in sleep stages (awake, light sleep, deep sleep and rem sleep)
percentages of each sleep stages collected from oura ring
Time frame: comparison of mean value prior to surgery and one month after surgery
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Change in symptoms based on symptom diary
Daily symptom diary kept by patient
Time frame: prior surgery and one month after surgery
Change in BDI questionnaire points
BECK Depression Inventory (Scale 1-63, higher scores mean a worse outcome)
Time frame: one month prior surgery and one month after surgery
Change in pain questionnaire
Descriptive questionnaire
Time frame: one month prior surgery and one month after surgery