Chronic low back pain
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with lumbar degenerative changes such as lumbar disc herniation and lumbar spinal stenosis confirmed by clinical manifestations, physical signs, and LUMBAR CT or MRI, and mainly with chronic lower back pain; 2. The duration of continuous or intermittent pain >= 3 months, visual pain score (VAS) >= 3; 3. No mental disorders and other chronic pain diseases; 4. No history of major general disease, head injury, or coma; 5. Right-handed.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to complete rs-fMRI scan due to severe pain and MRI contraindications; 2. MR plain scan showed brain tumor, brain atrophy, previous intracranial hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and other organic or neurological diseases; 3. Contraindications to MRI scanning such as electronic and metal device implantation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Oswestry Disability Index Questionnaire;Self-rating depression scale;Self-Rating Anxiety Scale;Visual analogue scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Yancheng Third People's Hospital