Pars Healing on MRI

ConditionsPars Interarticularis Stress Fracture Pars Interarticularis Stress Injury

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age12-30

SponsorUniversity of Missouri-Columbia

About this trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the natural healing process of pars stress injuries in adolescents and young adults by documenting bony bridging across stress fractures using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). It is hypothesized that many of these injuries can and will heal with appropriate rest and rehabilitation. Long-term, it is hoped that follow-up MRI exams can help guide clinical management by visualizing the healing and allowing individuals to return to play after bony bridging has occurred.

Participants will be asked to undergo serial MRI scans over the course of a 12-month period and answer a brief questionnaire at each visit.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

12-30 years old

Symptoms of back pain at the time of enrollment

Clinical imaging demonstrating pars stress interarticularis injury or pars interarticularis defect

Disqualifiers

Prior lumbar surgery

Any condition for which an MRI procedure is contraindicated (e.g., metallic material in the body such as pacemakers, metallic clips, etc.)

Pregnancy

Likelihood of claustrophobia

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

Treatment groups

40 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Missouri-Columbia

Lead sponsor

GE Healthcare

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov