Precise and Objective Identification of Bertolotti Syndrome Using Novel Kinematic Biomarkers

Description

The purpose of this study is to collect lumbar rotations, velocity, and accelerations, along with pain scores using a novel dynamic VAS device, from twenty (20) Bertolotti Syndrome patients and twenty (20) non-Bertolotti low back pain patients during range-of-motion tasks. The assessments will be analyzed to determine the differences in kinematics and continuous pain scores between Bertolotti patients and non-Bertolotti low back pain patients.

Conditions

Bertolotti's Syndrome, Lower Back Pain

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to collect lumbar rotations, velocity, and accelerations, along with pain scores using a novel dynamic VAS device, from twenty (20) Bertolotti Syndrome patients and twenty (20) non-Bertolotti low back pain patients during range-of-motion tasks. The assessments will be analyzed to determine the differences in kinematics and continuous pain scores between Bertolotti patients and non-Bertolotti low back pain patients.

Precise and Objective Identification of Bertolotti Syndrome Using Novel Kinematic Biomarkers

Precise and Objective Identification of Bertolotti Syndrome Using Novel Kinematic Biomarkers

Condition
Bertolotti's Syndrome
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Cleveland

Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, 44195

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Positive diagnosis of sacroiliac pain or lumbosacral facet arthritis pain
  • * Age ≥ 18 years
  • * Positive diagnosis of Bertolotti's Syndrome
  • * Age ≥ 18 years
  • * Positive imaging for Bertolotti's Syndrome
  • * Previous analgesic injection results
  • * History of spinal deformity, previous spinal surgeries, spinal infections
  • * Pregnant women
  • * History of spinal deformity, previous spinal surgeries, spinal infections
  • * Pregnant women

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

The Cleveland Clinic,

Michael Steinmetz, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Cleveland Clinic

Study Record Dates

2026-12