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Do people of all age groups get more spine problems when they restart physical activity after COVID-19?

Institutional Analysis : Post COVID health pursuit by physical exercise leading to an enhanced spine problem in all cross sectional age groups. - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/12/099108
Enrollment
15000
Registered
2025-12-15
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M95- Other acquired deformities of musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

Interventions

Intervention1: Nil: Nil Control Intervention1: NIL.: NIL.

Sponsors

Stavya Spine Hospital and Research Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Attended spine outpatient clinic at Stavya Spine Hospital Pre-COVID: January 2017 â??December 2019 & Post-COVID: January 2022 â?? December 2024 2. Provided informed consent waiver approved by Ethics Committee as its an observational study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Missing exercise history (post-COVID group) 2. Incomplete EMR/OPD documentation 3. Non-spinal complaints (e.g., trauma, infection, systemic illness) 4. Pre-existing inflammatory spinal disease (e.g., ankylosing spondylitis) 5. Known spinal malignancy or spinal metastasis 6. Data corruption or missing imaging

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in total number of monthly spine-related OPD visits between pre-COVID vs post-COVID periods. Timepoint: Only Baseline visit is required.—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Change in diagnosis distribution (disc herniation, stenosis, facet disease, etc.). 2. Proportion of patients reporting exercise-related symptom onset. 3. Variation in VAS pain scores. 4. Age-stratified findings (Less than or equal to 30, 31â??50, greater than 50 years). Timepoint: Only Baseline visit is required.—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Ajay Krishnan

Stavya Spine Hospital And Research Institute

drajaykrishnan@yahoo.co.in09824302768

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 29, 2026