# Association Between Clinical Signs and MRI Findings of the Lumbar Facet Joints

> **NCT01628939** · — · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Christoph Maier, Prof. Dr.** · enrollment: 150 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Low Back Pain
- Facet Joint Pain

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** MRI of the lumbar spine
- **OTHER:** manual segmental examination of the lumbar facet joints

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01628939
- **Lead sponsor:** Christoph Maier, Prof. Dr.
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** —
- **Study type:** OBSERVATIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2009-06
- **Primary completion:** 2009-11
- **Final completion:** 2009-11
- **Target enrollment:** 150 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-06-27


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01628939

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01628939, "Association Between Clinical Signs and MRI Findings of the Lumbar Facet Joints". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01628939. Licensed CC0.

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