Status:
UNKNOWN
Comparison of the Stiffness of the Lumbar Back Muscles Between Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls
Lead Sponsor:
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Chronic low back pain remains a major public health issue. Low back pain is frequently associated with stiffness changes of the lumbar back muscles. The techniques which assess the stiffness of the ba...
Detailed Description
"Chronic low back pain (CLBP) is commonly associated with increased trunk stiffness detected by quick release methods and motion track systems as well as increased back muscles stiffness identified by...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria for patient
- Chronic low back pain (defined as low back pain for more than 3 months)
- Lumbar MRI without planned injection in chronic low back pain assessment
- Age between 18 and 80 years
- Ability to keep still in an MRI machine
- No contraindication to MRI
- No major sporting activity within 48 hours prior to the exam
- Informed and written consent"
- Inclusion criteria for Health control
- No lumbar pain symptomatology, no lumbar static disorder, known neuromuscular pathology
- Age between 18 and 80 years
- Ability to keep still in an MRI machine
- No contraindication to MRI
- Informed and written consent
- Exclusion criteria
- Inability to keep still in an MRI machine
- Intercurrent illness that may interfere with exam results
- Concomitant use of medications that may alter muscle metabolism
- Need to inject contrast during MRI
- Non-affiliation to a social security
- Minors, protected adults, persons unable to consent, persons under the protection of justice
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
May 1 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03750474
Start Date
December 1 2018
End Date
May 1 2020
Last Update
November 23 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Hopital Bicêtre - Radiology Department
Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 94270