Clinical Reporting to Alleviate the Nocebo Effect
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Nocebo Effect
- Registration Number
- NCT06103474
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Brief Summary
Terminology in radiology reports may cause patients harm by anchoring to or justifying a particular diagnosis. This phenomenon is known as the nocebo effect. MRI may cause patients to pursue more invasive procedures with little added benefit. This study aims to reproduce a study to determine the impact of clinical reporting on patient care and outcomes for those suffering from lower back pain.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- History of lower back pain undergoing MRI
- Greater than 18 years of age
- Able to understand and willing to comply with all study procedures and is available for the duration of the study
Exclusion Criteria
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A potential subject who meets any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study:
- Acute lower back pain secondary to trauma within 1 months
- Severe cord compression on MRI
- Cord signal abnormality on MRI
- Metastatic cancer
- Spinal epidural abscess
- Vertebral osteomyelitis
- Judgement of the ordering physician (e.g. focal neurologic deficit)
- Anything that, in the opinion of the investigator or team, would place the subject at increased risk or preclude the subject's full compliance with or completion of the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of the visual analog scale (VAS) pain score in Clinical Report Cohort. within 7 days post intervention
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement in pain interference measured via brief pain inventory 6 weeks post intervention
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
UAB
🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States
UAB🇺🇸Birmingham, Alabama, United States