The Spine Phenome Project

NCT ID: NCT05776771

Last Updated: 2025-02-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

10500 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-12-18

Study Completion Date

2030-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational trial is to compare the health history and motion capabilities of participants with low back pain disorders to participants with healthy spines. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are to:

1. Primary outcomes of this research effort include composite measures that differentiate between control and patient populations, predict injury or reinjury risk, identify low back and neck pain patient phenotypes, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
2. Secondary outcomes of this research effort include an assessment of wearable motion sensor accuracy, characterization of motion assessment utility, biopsychosocial profiling of control and low back and neck pain patient populations, and differentiation of sincere and insincere motion assessment efforts.

Participants will complete questionnaires and wear a motion monitor that will assess your back and/or neck. This session will be approximately 40-70 minutes. The research team will follow up with participants at 3 month, 6 months, 1 year, 2 years, 5 years to complete a short series of questionnaires and a motion assessment test.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Low Back Pain Neck Pain

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Low Back Pain

Subjects with Low Back Pain

No interventions assigned to this group

Neck Pain

Subjects with Neck Pain

No interventions assigned to this group

Control/Insincere

Subjects with healthy spines, who have no neck or low back pain

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 and older
* Able to stand for 20 minutes
* Able to speak, read, and understand English


* Age 18 and older
* Currently seeking medical consult with primary complaint of low back pain
* Able to speak, read, and understand English
* Able to stand for 10 minutes


* Age 18 and older
* Currently seeking medical consult with primary complaint of neck pain
* Able to speak, read, and understand English
* Able to stand for 10 minutes

Exclusion Criteria

* Known pregnancy
* Currently seeing or planning to see a medical provider for low back or neck pain
* History of chronic low back or neck pain lasting longer than 3 months
* Blind or severe uncorrected vision problems that prevent participant from reading a tablet or laptop screen
* Deaf or hearing problems that prevent the participant from hearing verbal instructions
* Actively being treated by a medical provider for concussion
* Known severe spinal deformity requiring medical treatment (e.g. scoliosis)
* Has been diagnosed by a medical provider with severe vertigo, fainting, narcolepsy, or balance disorders with high risk for falling
* Any known fractures within the last 3 months that will interfere with the motion assessment
* History of spine fracture
* Current condition requiring immobilization or bracing of the spine
* History of spine surgery (e.g. fusion, micro-discectomy, or artificial disc replacement)
* History of brain or spine cancer
* Currently or within the last 90 days, been treated for cancer with chemotherapy or radiation therapy
* Known severe osteoporosis requiring medical treatment and physician-recommended physical restrictions
* Current open wounds or medical device entry points where the harnesses will be placed on the neck, back, or hips
* Current osteomyelitis or spine infection
* Any other reason that a treating physician, researcher, or participant determines it is unsafe for a patient to perform test

Low Back Pain Patients


* Known pregnancy
* Blind or severe uncorrected vision problems that prevent participant from reading a tablet or laptop screen
* Deaf or hearing problems that prevent the participant from hearing verbal instructions
* Current low back pain is the result of a traumatic injury (wreck, fall, etc.) that occurred within the last 3 months OR is positive for spine instability with imaging
* Has spinal fusion across 4 or more lumbar disc levels.
* Actively being treated by a medical provider for concussion
* Known severe spinal deformity requiring medical treatment (e.g. scoliosis)
* Has been diagnosed by a medical provider with severe vertigo, fainting, narcolepsy, or balance disorders with high risk for falling
* Any known fractures within the last 3 months that will interfere with the motion assessment
* Any known spine fractures within the last 6 months
* Known unstable spondylolisthesis (i.e. standing 3mm of movement on flexion/extension film)
* Current condition requiring immobilization of the spine
* History of brain or spine cancer
* Currently or within the last 90 days, been treated for any cancer with chemotherapy or radiation therapy
* Known severe osteoporosis requiring medical treatment and physician-recommended physical restrictions
* Current open wounds or medical device entry points where the harnesses will be placed on the back or hips
* Current osteomyelitis or spine infection
* Any other reason that a treating physician, researcher, or participant determines it is unsafe for a patient to perform test

Neck Pain Patients


* Known pregnancy
* Blind or severe uncorrected vision problems that prevent participant from reading a tablet or laptop screen
* Deaf or hearing problems that prevent the participant from hearing verbal instructions
* Current neck pain is the result of a traumatic injury (wreck, fall, etc.) that occurred within the last 3 months OR is positive for spine instability with imaging
* Has spinal fusion across 4 or more cervical disc levels or an occipital-cervical fusion.
* Actively being treated by a medical provider for concussion
* Known severe spinal deformity requiring medical treatment (e.g. scoliosis)
* Has been diagnosed by a medical provider with severe vertigo, fainting, narcolepsy, or balance disorders with high risk for falling
* Any known fractures within the last 3 months that will interfere with the motion assessment
* Any known spine fractures within the last 6 months
* Known unstable spondylolisthesis (i.e. standing 3mm of movement on flexion/extension film)
* Current condition requiring immobilization of the spine
* History of brain or spine cancer
* Currently or within the last 90 days, been treated for any cancer with chemotherapy or radiation therapy
* Known severe osteoporosis requiring medical treatment and physician-recommended physical restrictions
* Current open wounds or medical device entry points where the harnesses will be placed on the neck or back
* Current osteomyelitis or spine infection
* Any other reason that a treating physician, researcher, or participant determines it is unsafe for a patient to perform test
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Institutes of Health (NIH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Ohio State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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William Marras

Director of SRI

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Lindsay Hanes, BS, CCRC

Role: CONTACT

614-257-2294

Facility Contacts

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Lindsay Hanes, BS, CCRC

Role: primary

614-257-2294

References

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Mageswaran P, Dufour J, Aurand A, Knapik G, Hani H, Blakaj DM, Khan S, Hussain N, Tiwari M, Vallabh J, Weaver T, Marras WS. Wearable motion-based platform for functional spine health assessment. Reg Anesth Pain Med. 2024 Jul 8;49(7):518-527. doi: 10.1136/rapm-2023-104840.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37813527 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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4UH3AR076729-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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2020H0250

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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