Bertolotti's Syndrome, Lower Back Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to collect lumbar rotations, velocity, and accelerations, along with pain scores using a novel dynamic VAS device, from twenty (20) Bertolotti Syndrome patients and twenty (20) non-Bertolotti low back pain patients during range-of-motion tasks. The assessments will be analyzed to determine the differences in kinematics and continuous pain scores between Bertolotti patients and non-Bertolotti low back pain patients.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
The Cleveland Clinic
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
Lower Back Pain Cohort * Positive diagnosis of sacroiliac pain or lumbosacral facet arthritis pain * Age ≥ 18 years Bertolotti's Syndrome Cohort * Positive diagnosis of Bertolotti's Syndrome * Age ≥ 18 years * Positive imaging for Bertolotti's Syndrome * Previous analgesic injection results
Exclusion criteria
Lower Back Pain Cohort * History of spinal deformity, previous spinal surgeries, spinal infections * Pregnant women Bertolotti's Syndrome Cohort * History of spinal deformity, previous spinal surgeries, spinal infections * Pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To identify Bertolotti's Syndrome-specific kinematic biomarkers using collected patient kinematic and real-time VAS data from range-of-motion tasks. | 2025 |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMichael Steinmetz, MD
The Cleveland Clinic
Outcome results
None listed