the Role of MRI in Evaluation of Low Back Pain

Sohag University

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Treatments: Device: MRI on lumbosacral spine

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06766240

Soh-Med-24-11-08MS

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the role of MRI to diagnose different causes of low back pain among middle aged females at Sohag university hospital.

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 40 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• middle aged female patients aged from 40 to 60 years with complaints of low back pain who were referred to the department of radiology of sohag university hospital for Lumbosacral spine MRI.

Exclusion criteria

• Male patients.
• female patients aged less than 40 years or more than 60 years.
• Contraindication to magnetic resonance imaging including cochlear implant, pacemaker, claustrophobia.
• Non-cooperative sick patients.

Trial design

50 participants in 1 patient group

femles with low back pain

Description:

middle aged female patients aged from 40 to 60 years with complaint of low back pain who were referred to the department of radiology of sohag university hospital for Lumbosacral spine MRI. MRI imaging using Philips Achieva1.5T MRI device (Philips Achieva, Netherlands) or Siemens Magnetom Altea1.5T MRI device (Siemens Healthineers, Germany). the sequences used are Axial T2W; Sagittal T1W, T2W, Sagittal STIR, Coronal STIR and post gadolinium if needed.

Treatment:

Device: MRI on lumbosacral spine