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SUBMITTER: Braten LCH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6812614 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bråten Lars Christian Haugli LCH Rolfsen Mads Peder MP Espeland Ansgar A Wigemyr Monica M Aßmus Jörg J Froholdt Anne A Haugen Anne Julsrud AJ Marchand Gunn Hege GH Kristoffersen Per Martin PM Lutro Olav O Randen Sigrun S Wilhelmsen Maja M Winsvold Bendik Slagsvold BS Kadar Thomas Istvan TI Holmgard Thor Einar TE Vigeland Maria Dehli MD Vetti Nils N Nygaard Øystein Petter ØP Lie Benedicte Alexandra BA Hellum Christian C Anke Audny A Grotle Margreth M Schistad Elina Iordanova EI Skouen Jan Sture JS Grøvle Lars L Brox Jens Ivar JI Zwart John-Anker JA Storheim Kjersti K
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20191016
<h4>Objective</h4>To assess the efficacy of three months of antibiotic treatment compared with placebo in patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and vertebral endplate changes (Modic changes).<h4>Design</h4>Double blind, parallel group, placebo controlled, multicentre trial.<h4>Setting</h4>Hospital outpatient clinics at six hospitals in Norway.<h4>Participants</h4>180 patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and type 1 (n=118) or type 2 (n=62) Modic ...[more]