Spinal pulse may predict back pain severity
NCT ID NCT07233798
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether the natural pulsation of the spinal cord is linked to pain and disability in people with lumbar spinal stenosis (a narrowing of the spine). Researchers will measure pain, function, and MRI images in 100 adults aged 18-85. The goal is to better understand the condition, not to test a new treatment.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients aged between 18 and 85 years diagnosed with lumbar spinal stenosis based on physical examination, clinical evaluation, and lumbar magnetic resonance imaging.
- Ages
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18 to 85 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria * Aged between 18 and 85 years * Patients experiencing low back and/or leg pain attributable to lumbar spinal stenosis * Presence of lumbar spinal stenosis at least at one level consistent with clinical symptoms on lumbar MRI * Willingness to participate in the study Exclusion criteria * Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 35 kg/m² * Patients with radiculopathy due to lumbar disc herniation * Patients with axial low back pain caused by facet syndrome, sacroiliac dysfunction, or discogenic pain * History of lumbar spine surgery * Individuals with mental retardation * Patients with major psychiatric comorbidities * Patients with congenital spinal anomalies * Inflammatory rheumatic diseases characterized by osteophyte formation and ligament calcification, such as ankylosing spondylitis and diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) * Pregnancy * Patients with heart failure
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Pendik Training and Research Hospital, Algology Department
RECRUITINGPendik, Istanbul, 34890, Turkey (Türkiye)
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