Status:

UNKNOWN

The Diagnostic Performance of Skeletal 99mTc-MDP SPECT/CT in Patients With Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Mohamed Fathy

Conditions:

Low Back Pain, Mechanical

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To evaluate the diagnostic performance (sensitivity, specificity, Negative and positive predictive value) of skeletal co-registered SPECT/CT imaging in the detection of the etiology of low back pain i...

Detailed Description

Low back pain(LBP) is extremely common. Though estimates vary widely, studies in developed countries report one year prevalence of 22-65% and lifetime prevalence up to 84%. (Walker, 2000) (1) The diff...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients more than 18 years old
  • Suffering from mechanical low back pain, either acute (less than 4 weeks), sub-acute (4 weeks up to 3 months) or chronic (more than 3 months)

Exclusion

  • Patients with known history of malignant disease
  • Patients with previous history of lumbar spine surgery
  • Patients with severe pain who cannot withstand the long duration of the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 1 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

40 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03298854

Start Date

November 1 2017

End Date

October 1 2018

Last Update

October 2 2017

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