Status:
COMPLETED
MR Elastography for the Herniated Intervertebral Disc
Lead Sponsor:
Penn State University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Conditions:
Intervertebral Disc Herniation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low back pain is a major cause of disability, especially in the working-age population. A total of 149 million working days are lost every year as a consequence of back pain. Intervertebral disc (IVD)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy controls must be generally healthy individuals in the age range of 18-65.
- Patients, 18 to 65 years old, who have undergone or will undergo MRI as part of the diagnosis of back pain and are diagnosed with one or more herniated discs in the lumbar spine (aka, disc rupture).
Exclusion
- Participants with a history of neurological injury or disease will be excluded.
- Participants with contraindications to MRI scanning will be excluded (e.g., electric/mechanical implant, device such as a pacemaker).
- Participants who are claustrophobic will be excluded.
- Participants who are \>250 lbs will be excluded (due to weight and physical constraints of - the scanner, i.e., 55 cm bore).
- Those unable to consent, pregnant women, children, and prisoners will be excluded.
- People under the age of 18 will be excluded as well.
- Individuals who do not understand English (written or spoken) will be excluded
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 11 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03340545
Start Date
December 1 2017
End Date
December 11 2018
Last Update
July 5 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Penn State University
State College, Pennsylvania, United States, 16802