NCT05604066

Magnetic Resonance Elastography of Myofascial Pain Syndrome

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this research study is to use a new imaging technique called Magnetic Resonance (MR) Elastography to create new imaging parameters to measure the mechanical properties of myofascial tissues that can be used to assess the impaired myofascial interface in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS).

Detailed description

This is observational research that aims to develop an MRI-based imaging technique (MRE) to quantitatively assess the myofascial tissue properties in healthy subjects and patients with relevant pain conditions. Healthy volunteers and patients with MPS will be recruited to undergo MRI along with MR elastography.

Conditions

• Myofascial Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Magnetic Resonance (MR) Elastography	Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) imaging technique that creates a visual map (Elastogram) to show the stiffness of body tissues
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	MRI structural imaging	MRI structural imaging will be done at the same time as MR elastography.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-13
• Primary completion: 2027-08-01
• Completion: 2027-08-01
• First posted: 2022-11-03
• Last updated: 2025-10-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States