Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nil: Nil
Sponsors
Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Sri Amritsar
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged 18 years and above 2. Patients with complaint of low back pain lasting for 3 months or more 3. Patients undergoing lumbosacral spine MRI after at least three months of pain
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous spinal surgery 2. Previous spine tumour, infection or trauma. 3. Scoliosis more than 20 degree 4. Presence of inflammatory arthropathies (Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis) 5. Neuromuscular disorders. 6. Osteoporosis 7. Spondylolisthesis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate paraspinal muscle mass and spinal anatomy in chronic low back pain.Timepoint: Will measure the paraspinal muscle cross sectional area at L3-L4 disc level in axial view of lumbosacral MRI, patients presented with complaint of low back pain lasting for 3 months or more | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To assess and classify spinal anatomy in terms of intervertebral disc degeneration and modic changes using Pfirrmann Grading System and The Modic System respectively.Timepoint: Disc degeneration will be graded by Pfirrmann classification, and Modic changes categorized accordingly for the patients presented with complaint of low back pain lasting for 3 months or more | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Harmanjot Singh
Sri Guru Ram Das Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Vallah , Sri Amritsar
Outcome results
None listed