NCT04911283

Brucella Serology and History of Brucellosis in Patients With Modic Changes Type 1

Mehmet Akif İnan Education and Research Hospital

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 118 (actual)
• Sponsor: Veysel Delen · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Objective: This study aims to examine Brucella serology and history of brucellosis in patients with lumbar Modic changes (MCs) type 1, considering results from cross-sectional and case-control comparisons. Design: In comparative cross-sectional design, MCs type 1 patients (study group) and MCs type 2 patients (comparator group) were examined in terms of Brucella serology by using agglutination with Coombs test. In addition, in comparative case-control design, both of the MCs groups and age/sex-matched healthy controls were investigated for their medical history regarding brucellosis.

Conditions

• Brucellosis
• Spinal Degeneration

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Brucella serology test	MCs type 1 and type 2 patients were examined in terms of Brucella serology by using agglutination with Coombs test.
OTHER	Medical history for brucellosis	Both of the MCs groups and healthy controls were investigated for their medical history regarding brucellosis.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-01
• Primary completion: 2020-07-01
• Completion: 2020-07-01
• First posted: 2021-06-03
• Last updated: 2021-06-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)