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NCT04433299RecruitingNot Applicable

Back Pain - Linking Phenotype to Pain Mechanism and Outcome.

Balgrist University Hospital1 site in 1 country150 target enrollmentStarted: November 1, 2019Last updated:
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Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
150
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
measures for central sensitization
Study OverviewStudy DesignEligibility CriteriaOutcomesInvestigatorsSitesRecords & IdentifiersSimilar Trials

Study Overview

Brief Summary

To investigate whether different clinical, psychophysical and neurophysiological phenotypes can be identified among low back pain patients

Detailed Description

Low back pain patients will fill in a detailed questionnaire (incl. pain drawing) about their pain. Some of them will undergo a standardized quantitative sensory testing protocol and an fMRI procedure.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Prospective

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • •primary complaint: low back pain clinically not attributable to red flags

Exclusion Criteria

  • •any major medical or psychiatric condition that affects pain sensitivity
  • •contraindications to MRI

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

measures for central sensitization

Time Frame: baseline

temporal summation and conditioned pain modulation

spatial pain extent

Time Frame: baseline

spatial pain extent (body map)

Secondary Outcomes

  • changes in measures for central sensitization(changes from baseline to 3 months)
  • changes in spatial pain extent(changes from baseline to 3 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
Balgrist University Hospital
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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