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Sex-specific findings during musculoskeletal aging in magnetic resonance imaging of the spine

Sex-specific findings during musculoskeletal aging in magnetic resonance imaging of the spine - SeFiMuSkAgMRI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024942
Enrollment
200
Registered
2021-03-30
Start date
2020-03-02
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-07

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

Conditions

M81.99 M62.59

Interventions

Group 1: measurements of cross-sectional area sizes and average brightess values of the psoas muscle, the multifidus muscle, and the vertebral body at the L5-level in T2-weighted transaxial slices of

Sponsors

Neckar-Odenwald-Kliniken gGmbH, Standort Buchen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - osseous mature individuals AND - availability of lumbar MRI with axial T2 sequence showing inferior lumbar levels, both psoas muscles, and both erector spinae muscles

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - existence of synthetic implants in the inferior lumbar spine OR - condition after cement augmentation of the fifth lumbar vertebra OR - evidence of the existence of tumorous lesions of the fifth lumbar vertebra

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
age-related differences in cross-sectional size and brightness of the psoas muscle, multifidus muscle, and vertebral body in the L5-level

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Sex-specific differences in cross-sectional size and brightness of the psoas muscle, multifidus muscle, and vertebral body in the L5-level

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactHorst Balling

Neckar-Odenwald-Kliniken gGmbH, Standort Buchen

horst.balling@neckar-odenwald-kliniken.de49 6281 29 0

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026