Tokyo, March 19 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060970) titled 'Utility of positional (supine and prone) MRI for the diagnosis of adult filum terminale syndrome' on March 18.
Study Type:
Others,meta-analysis etc
Primary Sponsor:
Institute - Shinshu University
Condition:
Condition - Adult filum terminale syndrome (including suspected cases)
Classification by malignancy - Others
Genomic information - NO
Objective:
Narrative objectives1 - The aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic utility of positional MRI (supine and prone) in adult filum terminale syndrome by quantitatively assessing conus medullaris displacement and positional indices of the filum terminale and cauda equina, and comparing these findings with those of healthy controls.
Basic objectives2 - Others
Eligibility:
Age-lower limit - 18
years-old
Age over 18 years
Patients with low back pain, lower extremity symptoms, or urinary dysfunction diagnosed with filum terminale syndrome by a physician
No obvious filum lipoma or marked thickening on supine MRI
Availability of both supine and prone MRI for evaluation
Age over 18 years
No low back or lower extremity symptoms
No history of lumbar spine surgery
Able to undergo MRI and provide written informed consent
Key exclusion criteria - Presence of other significant spinal pathologies such as severe lumbar spinal stenosis, large disc herniation, or spina bifida
History of extensive lumbosacral surgery or severe scoliosis making MRI evaluation difficult
Contraindications to MRI (e.g., cardiac pacemaker)
Pregnancy
Target Size - 40
Recruitment Status:
Recruitment status - Open public recruiting
Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 03 Month 02 Day
Date of IRB - 2026 Year 03 Month 02 Day
Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 03 Month 17 Day
Last follow-up date - 2029 Year 12 Month 31 Day
To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069768
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