Pars Healing on MRI
Pars Healing on oZTEo MRI
University of Missouri-Columbia
40 participants
Dec 12, 2025
INTERVENTIONAL
Conditions
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the natural healing process of pars stress injuries in adolescents and young adults by documenting bony bridging across stress fractures using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). It is hypothesized that many of these injuries can and will heal with appropriate rest and rehabilitation. Long-term, it is hoped that follow-up MRI exams can help guide clinical management by visualizing the healing and allowing individuals to return to play after bony bridging has occurred. Participants will be asked to undergo serial MRI scans over the course of a 12-month period and answer a brief questionnaire at each visit.
Eligibility
Inclusion Criteria3
- years old
- Symptoms of back pain at the time of enrollment
- Clinical imaging demonstrating pars stress interarticularis injury or pars interarticularis defect
Exclusion Criteria5
- Prior lumbar surgery
- Any condition for which an MRI procedure is contraindicated (e.g., metallic material in the body such as pacemakers, metallic clips, etc.)
- Pregnancy
- Likelihood of claustrophobia
- Any patient-related factors that compromised quality on the initial diagnostic scan (patient motion, ascites fluid, difficulty with positioning during the scan)
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Interventions
Reader confidence using standard lumbar MRI techniques on diagnosing pars stress injuries will be compared to advanced techniques. Additionally, various software/MRI sequences will be tested to evaluate image quality and to improve resolution compared to institution pars MRI scan protocols.
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NCT07215845