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Ultrasound Imaging for Myofascial Pain

NCT05928884 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 124

Last updated 2025-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to develop and validate a biomarker for lumbar myofascial pain (MP) based on ultrasound obtained measurements of the lumbar muscles and fascia. The investigators will use advanced machine learning approaches and validation in a randomized controlled trial. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Will the deep learning-based marker reliably identify subjects from the 4 different groups: healthy, MP without trigger points, MP with latent trigger points, and MP with active trigger points?
* Will the deep learning-based marker accurately classify/predict the severity of MP in subjects with cLBP?

Participants in the healthy group will be asked to do the following tasks:

* Consent/Enrollment
* Measure Height/Weight
* Complete Questionnaires on REDCap
* Participate in Ultrasound Imaging Experiment Sessions

Participants in the chronic low back pain group will be asked to do the following tasks:

* Consent/Enrollment
* Complete Questionnaires on REDCap
* Measure Height/Weight
* Undergo a Standardized Clinical Exam
* Participate in Ultrasound Imaging Experiment Sessions

Conditions

  • Chronic Low-back Pain
  • Myofascial Pain

Interventions

OTHER

There is no intervention. It is a phenotyping study only

See above, this is only a phenotyping study but NIH required us to register it as a trial.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kang Kim, PhD · University of Pittsburgh

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-01
Primary Completion
2025-07-31
Completion
2025-07-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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