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CTRI Number  CTRI/2019/11/021987 [Registered on: 13/11/2019] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/07/2020
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Observational 
Type of Study   Cross Sectional Study 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   Diffusion tensor imaging for lumbar spine backache patients 
Scientific Title of Study   A diffusion tensor imaging study to compare normative fractional anisotropy value with patients suffering from lower back pain. 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Kaushik nayak 
Designation  student 
Affiliation  School of Allied Health Sciences 
Address  Dept.of Medical Imaging Technology , School Of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal. Udupi Karnataka India
Dept.of Medical Imaging Technology , School Of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal. Udupi
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9113933708  
Fax    
Email  kaushiknayak1996@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Lakshmikanth H K 
Designation  Associate Professor 
Affiliation  Kasturba Medical College 
Address  Dept.of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging KMC Manipal. Udupi Karnataka India
Dept.of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging KMC Manipal. Udupi Karnataka India
Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9113933708  
Fax    
Email  hkkanha@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Kaushik nayak 
Designation  Student 
Affiliation  School of Allied Health Sciences 
Address  Dept.of Medical Imaging Technology , School Of Allied Health Sciences,Manipal. Udupi Karnataka India

Udupi
KARNATAKA
576104
India 
Phone  9113933708  
Fax    
Email  kaushiknayak1996@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Nil 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Kasturba Medical College 
Address  Room No 13 Shirdi Sai Baba Cancer Block Kasturba Medical College Manipal 576104 Karnataka 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Kaushik Nayak  Kasturba Hospital, Manipal  Room No. 13, Dept. of Radio-diagnosis and Imaging, Shirdi Sai Baba cancer block block, Manipal ,udupi, karnataka. Udupi KARNATAKA
Udupi
KARNATAKA 
9113933708

kaushiknayak1996@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Ethics Committee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: G89-G99||Other disorders of the nervous system,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  55.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Inclusion criteria for individuals with back pain:
The subject should be greater than 18 years and less than 55 years
The subjects who are suffering from lower back pain
Inclusion criteria for individual without back pain:
The subjects with sciatica, changes in bladder and bowel functions, numbness in the leg or foot and decreased reflexes at the knee and ankle.

 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Exclusion criteria for individuals with back pain:
The subjects who are contraindicated to MRI
Exclusion criteria for the individual without back pain:
The subjects who are contraindicated to MRI
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
The calculation of FA values will help the clinicians in early detection of the radiculopathy   The calculation of FA values will help the clinicians in early detection of the radiculopathy  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
After Study Completion  After Study Completion 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "40"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="40" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1/ Phase 2 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   13/11/2019 
Date of Study Completion (India) 17/04/2020 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) 17/04/2020 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="0"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details   nil 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Brief Summary
Modification(s)  

Approval will be obtained from the institutional research committee, SOAHS and Institutional Ethical Committee, Kasturba Medical College. 40 patients will be with the age greater than 18 years will be included in the cross sectional prospective study after screening. Informed consent will be obtained from the patients. The scanning will be performed using Philips Achieva 1.5 Tesla MRI. Diffusion tensor imaging protocol will be used and raw data will be collected. The radiologist will assess the variation in the fractional anisotropy value. The data will be analyzed using SPSS statistical package for social science and descriptive data analysis is done using Independent sample T test or Mann Whitney U test

 
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