NCT00735735

Measurement of Substance P in Saliva of Low Back Pain Patients

Study of the Measurement of Substance P in the Saliva of Patients With Low Back Pain

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kovacs Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the levels of Substance P in saliva, in patients with severe chronic low back pain and in subjects without it. In addition, to explore a possible cutoff point, in order to define normal and pathological levels of Substance P in saliva. The ultimate objective would be to design a measurement method for use in routine clinical practice.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The taking of a saliva sample from each subject.	After taking the sample, the saliva will be transferred via a pipette to a clean tube which will be labeled with the subject's name, the date and the hour. Once a month the tubes will be sent to the collaborating laboratory for analysis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-02-01
• Primary completion: 2012-01-01
• Completion: 2014-03-01
• First posted: 2008-08-15
• Last updated: 2019-08-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain