Evaluating the Role of Neuroinflammation in Low Back Pain
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Official title
Imaging Glia-mediated NeuroInflammation and Treatment Efficacy (the IGNITE Study)
Brief summary
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In this research, the study team will use brain imaging to evaluate the presence of neuroinflammation in the brains and spinal cords of patients with low back pain. The efficacy of minocycline use for low back pain treatment will also be evaluated by observing whether short-term minocycline administration will reduce neuroinflammation and low back pain symptoms.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03106740
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 60 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
- Minocycline Hydrochloride 100mg Capsule Drug
- Magnetic Resonance-Positron Emission Tomography Imaging Diagnostic Test
- Placebo Capsule Other
Drug · Diagnostic Test · Other
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 75 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Oct 9, 2017
- Primary completion
- Apr 29, 2024
- Completion
- Apr 29, 2024
- Last update posted
- Feb 10, 2026
2017 – 2024
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Charlestown | Massachusetts | 02129 | — |
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- Last update posted Feb 10, 2026 · Synced Sep 3, 2026
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