To study the role of FDG PET-CT in patients with lower back spinal pain for localization of active site generating pain and causing pain symptoms.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M545- Low back pain
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/09/046021
- Lead Sponsor
- ot applicable
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1) Participants between the age of 18 and 75.
2) The ability to give written informed consent.
3) Ongoing pain that averaged at least 4, on a 0-10 pain scale( visual analogue scale); during a typical week, and present at least 50 percent of days during a typical week.
4) On a stable pain treatment.
5) Medical records confirming the diagnosis of low back pain.
1) Breastfeeding or pregnancy.
2) blood glucose level > 150mg/dl.
3) Inability to provide consent.
4) Any suspected spine infection.
5) Any known osseous metastatic or other osseous malignancy.
6) History of major spine trauma or spinal surgery within six months from the time of scanning.
7) Any interventional pain procedures within six weeks before scanning procedure or at any point during study enrollment.
8) Past or current history of major psychiatric ilness e.g anxiety, claustrophobia, etc.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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