Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:12 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 5:12 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02013427
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* History of low back pain for a minimum of 6 months with signs and symptoms of radiculopathy: positive straight leg raising test with dermatomal radiation and/or myotomal weakness and/or reflex asymmetry; pain must radiate into buttock or below.
* Male or female, age greater than18 years, with no racial/ethnic restrictions.
* Must have a Visual Analog Scale (VAS) pain score \>50 mm (of 100 mm maximum) at the baseline visit (for which 0mm = no pain, and 100 mm = worst pain imaginable).
* Must be able to read and speak English and be willing to read and understand instructions as well as questionnaires.
* Must be in generally stable health.
* Must sign an informed consent document after a complete explanation of the study documenting that they understand the purpose of the study, procedures to be undertaken, possible benefits, potential risks, and are willing to participate.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Low back pain associated with any systemic signs or symptoms, e.g., fever, chills.
* Evidence of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, acute vertebral fractures, fibromyalgia, history of tumor in the back.
* Other comorbid chronic pain or neurological conditions.
* Involvement in litigation regarding their back pain or having a disability claim or receiving workman's compensation or seeking either as a result of their low back pain.
* Diagnosis of current depression or psychiatric disorder requiring treatment, or such a diagnosis in the previous 6 months.
* Beck Depression Inventory II score of \>28.
* Use of therapeutic doses of antidepressant medications (i.e., tricyclic depressants, SSRIs, SNRIs; low doses used for sleep may be allowed).
* Significant other medical disease such as unstable diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, coronary or peripheral vascular disease, chronic obstructive lung disease, or malignancy.
* History of gastrointestinal ulcer during the past year.
* History of myocardial infarction in the past year.
* Uncontrolled hypertension.
* Renal insufficiency.
* Allergic to, or non-tolerant of, NSAIDs.
* History of aspirin-sensitive asthma.
* Regular use of low dose aspirin.
* Current use of recreational drugs or history of alcohol or drug abuse.
* Any change in medication for back pain in the last 30 days.
* High dose opioid prophylaxis, as defined as \> 50mg morphine equivalent/day.
* Any medical condition that in the investigator's judgment may prevent the individual from completing the study or put the individual at undue risk.
* In the judgment of the investigator, unable or unwilling to follow protocol and instructions.
* Evidence of poor treatment compliance, in the judgment of the investigator.
* Intra-axial implants (e.g. spinal cord stimulators or pumps).
* All exclusion criteria for MR safety: any metallic implants, brain or skull abnormalities, tattoos on large body parts, and claustrophobia.
* Pregnancy, or inability to use an effective form of contraception in women of child-bearing age.
* Diabetes (Type I or Type II).
Prohibited Medications:
* Therapeutic doses of antidepressant medications (i.e., tricyclic depressants, SSRIs, SNRIs; low doses used for sleep may be allowed).
* Oral iron supplementation unless approved by the investigator.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT02013427
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02013427