RECRUITING

Is Conditioned Pain Modulation Predictive of Clinical Improvement in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?

Study Overview

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Description

Conditioned pain modulation (CPM) a measure of the effectiveness of the descending pain pathway and therefore a measure of the body's ability to perform endogenous analgesia. In subjects with normal function of the descending pain pathway, the net-effect during CPM testing is anti-nociceptive, or inhibition of the ascending pain pathway. In those with impaired descending pain pathway function, the response to CPM testing is pro-nociceptive, indicating that the body is unable to inhibit the pain signal, or may even amplify it. There is literature that supports the presence of impaired CPM, and therefore impaired descending pain pathway function, in numerus chronic pain conditions, including low back pain. Impaired descending pain pathway function may be contributing to this chronic pain presentation. This study will give us information on whether a typical physical therapy plan of care is able to improve impaired CPM, and if CPM values are predictive of improvement in physical therapy.

Official Title

Is Conditioned Pain Modulation Predictive of Clinical Improvement in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain?

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-19
Study Completion:2025-07
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06544525

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 64 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * DEERS eligible
  2. * English speaking
  3. * Age 18-64 years
  4. * ODI baseline ≥25%
  5. * NPRS baseline ≥3/10
  6. * Low back pain symptoms greater than 3 months
  7. * Must be able to commit to at least six weeks of physical therapy interventions
  1. * Serious spinal pathology (acute fracture, active cancer, inflammation, inflammatory arthropathy)
  2. * Low back pain symptoms radiating below the knee
  3. * Pregnancy
  4. * Diagnosed neurological disease including traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, chronic regional pain syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
  5. * History spinal surgery
  6. * Currently under litigation related to low back pain
  7. * Currently going through Medical Evaluation Board (MEB)
  8. * Retiring or separating from the military within a year

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Kyle R Petrey, DPT
CONTACT
8472742794
kyle.r.petrey.mil@health.mil

Principal Investigator

Kyle Petrey, DPT
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
BAMC

Study Locations (Sites)

Brooke Army Medical Center
Ft Sam Houston, Texas, 78234
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Brooke Army Medical Center

  • Kyle Petrey, DPT, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, BAMC

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-19
Study Completion Date2025-07

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-19
Study Completion Date2025-07

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • low back pain
  • physical therapy
  • conditioned pain modulation
  • temporal summation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Low Back Pain