From Structural to Functional Characteristics of the Lumbar Multifidus in Low Back Pain

N/AUnknownNCT03612089

KU Leuven60 enrolled

Overview

To delineate the underlying mechanisms that contribute to chronic low back pain, by extending our knowledge on structural characteristics of the lumbar multifidus muscle using ultrasound muscle imaging, and by examining the association of structural features with functional performance, more precisely proprioceptive control.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Low Back Pain Chronic Low Back Pain

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 60 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion criteria for chronic low back pain group: * Non-specific low back pain, during 3 or more months, without radicular leg pain * Modified Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire \> 20% * Indication for MRI of the lumbar spine * No contra-indications for MRI * Informed consent to participate Inclusion criteria for healthy control group: * No history of low back pain needing medical treatment or resulting in limited activity level * Any low back pain in the previous 3 months * Informed consent to participate Exclusion criteria for all subjects: * Pregnancy * Previous trauma or surgery to spine, abdomen or pelvis * Structural deformity (e.g. scoliosis) * Neurological/neuromuscular/systemic disease * Inability to lie prone for 20 minutes

Locations (1)

University Hospitals Leuven

Leuven, Belgium

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