Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study)

Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study)

Abstract Background Randomised trials on antibiotic treatment for patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral endplate changes visible on MRI (Modic changes) have shown mixed results. A possible explanation might be a real treatment effect in subgroups of the study populations. The purpose of...

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Main Authors: Lars Christian Haugli Bråten, Lars Grøvle, Ansgar Espeland, Are Hugo Pripp, Margreth Grotle, Christian Helllum, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Anne Froholdt, Mads Peder Rolfsen, Øystein Petter Nygaard, Olav Lutro, Per Martin Kristoffersen, Audny Anke, Elina Iordanova Schistad, Jan Sture Skouen, Jens Ivar Brox, John-Anker Zwart, Kjersti Storheim, The AIM-study group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
Subjects:
Chronic low back pain
Modic changes
Antibiotic
Effect modifier
Subgroup
Randomised
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12891-020-03422-y

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