Using patient history and physical exam to find sacroiliac joint dysfunction

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This is a prospective cohort of patients with chronic low back or buttock pain seen at a single Spanish hospital. Participants receive a focused medical history and a standardized physical examination including provocative sacroiliac maneuvers, and when indicated a diagnostic sacroiliac joint block. Investigators will correlate historical features and exam findings with the outcome of the diagnostic block and other diagnostic testing. The goal is to identify key history and exam criteria that raise suspicion for sacroiliac joint pain and reduce missed diagnoses and inappropriate surgery.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient being evaluated in clinic for chronic low back or buttocks pain with or without radiation to the legs

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patient has already undergone surgery for the condition of interest
* Inflammatory condition
* Active cancer

Where it's running

• Hospital General Universitario de Valencia
  Valencia, Valencia, Spain Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Vicente Vanaclocha Vanaclocha, Full Professor
• Email: vivava@uv.es
• Phone: +34669790013

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.