Status:

RECRUITING

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study on Young and Middle-aged Patients With Cervical Spondylotic Pain

Lead Sponsor:

First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University

Conditions:

Neck Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-50 years

Brief Summary

Cervical and shoulder pain in young adults is commonly caused by intervertebral disc degeneration, bulge or herniation. Disc degeneration includes the synthetic and degradative imbalance of myxoid mat...

Detailed Description

This is an observational, longitudinal, and single-center study. Confirmed patients with cervical and shoulder pain will complete several clinical and imaging programs before and after 3 and 12 months...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Neck and shoulder pain, with or without upper limb pain and numbness;
  • Disease duration longer than 2 months
  • Visual analogue score (VAS) ≥ 3
  • Cervical MRI showing cervical disc degeneration, bulge, protrusion, etc.
  • Patients will undergo non-surgical treatment (maxillary occipital traction, massage, etc.)

Exclusion

  • Severe trauma and surgery in neck and shoulder region.
  • X-ray or CT showing the severe cervical spine hyperplasia, infection (suppurative, tuberculous), neoplasm (various primary and secondary tumors), rheumatic (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis), and nuclei pulposus calcification.
  • Cervical MRI revealed organic lesions such as inflammation of the spinal cord, tumors, syringomyelia, etc.
  • Chronic pain in other regions.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 6 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06217029

Start Date

January 6 2024

End Date

December 31 2027

Last Update

February 26 2024

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710061