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The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Low back pain is common and a significant number of patients experience chronic low back pain. Current treatment options offer small to moderate effects. Patients with vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic changes on magnetic resonance imaging may represent a subgroup within the low back pain population. There is evidence for inflammatory mediators being involved in development of Modic changes; hence, suppression of inflammation could be a treatment strategy for these patients. This study examines the effect of anti-inflammatory treatment with the TNF-? inhibitor infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes. METHODS/DESIGN:The BackToBasic trial is a multicenter, double blind, randomized controlled trial conducted at six hospitals in Norway, comparing intravenous infusions with infliximab with placebo. One hundred twenty-six patients aged 18-65 with chronic low back pain and type 1 Modic changes will be recruited from secondary care outpatients' clinics. The primary outcome is back pain-specific disability at day 154 (5?months). The study is designed to detect a difference in change of 10 (SD 18) in the Oswestry Disability Index at day 154/ 5?months. The study also aims to refine MRI-assessment, investigate safety and cost-effectiveness and explore the underlying biological mechanisms of Modic changes. DISCUSSION:Finding treatments that target underlying mechanisms could pose new treatment options for patients with low back pain. Suppression of inflammation could be a treatment strategy for patients with low back pain and Modic changes. This paper presents the design of the BackToBasic study, where we will assess the effect of an anti-inflammatory treatment versus placebo in patients with chronic low back pain and type 1 Modic changes. The study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov under the identifier NCT03704363 . The EudraCT Number: 2017-004861-29.

SUBMITTER: Gjefsen E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7580023 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial.

Gjefsen Elisabeth E   Bråten Lars Christian Haugli LCH   Goll Guro Løvik GL   Wigemyr Monica M   Bolstad Nils N   Valberg Morten M   Schistad Elina Iordanova EI   Marchand Gunn Hege GH   Granviken Fredrik F   Selmer Kaja Kristine KK   Froholdt Anne A   Haugen Anne Julsrud AJ   Dagestad Magnhild Hammersland MH   Vetti Nils N   Bakland Gunnstein G   Lie Benedicte Alexandra BA   Haavardsholm Espen A EA   Nilsen Aksel Thuv AT   Holmgard Thor Einar TE   Kadar Thomas Istvan TI   Kvien Tore T   Skouen Jan Sture JS   Grøvle Lars L   Brox Jens Ivar JI   Espeland Ansgar A   Storheim Kjersti K   Zwart John Anker JA  

BMC musculoskeletal disorders 20201021 1


<h4>Background</h4>Low back pain is common and a significant number of patients experience chronic low back pain. Current treatment options offer small to moderate effects. Patients with vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic changes on magnetic resonance imaging may represent a subgroup within the low back pain population. There is evidence for inflammatory mediators being involved in development of Modic changes; hence, suppression of inflammation could be a treatment strategy for t  ...[more]

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