A clinical trial to study the effect of vitamin D on improving the pain in chronic low back pain patients.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Chronic low back pain
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2014/03/004459
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Science Technology Chandigarh Administration
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Chronic low-back pain due to disc prolapse, lumbar spondylosis, and/or spinal stenosis, for at least 3 month refractory to conservative or interventional therapies, Documented low serum 25(OH)D3 levels ( < 30 ng/ml), Mean pain intensity of more than 50% by patient assessment by VAS
Patient of chronic low back pain having medical conditions requiring calcium or vitamin
D supplementation (i.e., osteoporosis)
Diabetes, neurological disease, History of gastric ulcers or intestinal bleeding or alcohol or drug abuse.
Evidence of renal disease (Se. creatinine > 1.5), liver disease (deranged LFT).
Pregnant and lactating mothers and women intending pregnancy.
Evidence of other causes for neuropathy and painful conditions.
Epilepsy, psychiatric and substance abuse.
Patients taking Vit-D supplements during the past three months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method umber of patients achieving at least 50% pain relief as compared to the baseline pain intensityTimepoint: 2 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Overall VAS <br/ ><br>2. Improvement in MODQ from baseline <br/ ><br>3. Decrement in rescue medication <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Baseline and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 months