Large Array EMG Discriminability in Discogenic Low Back Pain

Status unconfirmed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Discogenic Pain

In brief

Hypothesis: Myoelectric patterns observed from the CERSR array during standardized testing are sensitive in identifying healthy subjects from patients with internal disc derangement and a positive discogram. A positive CT discogram is defined as one following the Dallas discogram protocol with abnormal disc morphology and reproduction of symptoms

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00220948

Run by

Texas Back Institute

People needed

60

Starts

2004-08-01

Expected to finish

2006-03-01

Last updated by the study team

2005-09-22

Who can join

Age: 21 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients: Failed conservative care > 5 months, Age 21 - 55.VAS > 3.0· The patient has been referred for provocative discogram diagnostic study with a suspected single level internal disc derangement.· Normal psychometric screening.
• Healthy Subjects: · Age 21 - 55

You may not qualify if…

• Prior spine surgery.Neurological deficit.·Spinal deformity· Prior spine surgery.·History of disabling back or leg pain.·
• Healthy subjects: History of back pain for the past 6 months year.

Where it is running

• Texas Back Institute — Plano, Texas, United States (enrolling)

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