Clinical trial NCT05806905: Spondylodiscitis Cases at Assiut University Hospital
Official title: Epidemiology, Clinical Features and Diagnosis of Spondylodiscitis at Assiut University Hospital
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Spondylodiscitis
Lead sponsor: Assiut University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-04-10
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: COHORT
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All patients who come into Assiut University Hospital and outpatient clinic with clinical symptoms and radiological findings suggestive of spondylodiscitis

Brief summary: The term Spondylodiscitis (SD) involves infection of the vertebra (Spondylitis), infection of the intervertebral disc (Discitis), or both (Spondylodiscitis) Spondylodiscitis is a rare disease accounting for 2.7% of all cases of pyogenic osteomyelitis, with incidence varying from 1 per 100,000/year to 1 per 250,000/year However, there is evidence that the incidence is rising due to longer life expectancy for patients with increasing incidence of chronic debilitating disease including diabetes mellitus, malignancies ,(Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/ Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDs) , immunosuppressive therapy, increasing numbers of Intravenous drug users , and spinal surgeries.

Pathogens can reach the spine either by: hematogenous spread, direct external inoculation, or spread from contiguous tissues harboring these pathogens. The hematogenous route is the predominant one, allowing seeding of infection from distant sites into the vertebral column.

Since spondylodiscitis has not been studied in a clinical trial at our hospital, and information about this disease has come from retrospective case series and isolated cases. In this study, we present our prospectively collected patient clinical and epidemiological data in order to provide a proper management


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* All patients who come into Assiut University Hospital and outpatient clinic with clinical symptoms suggestive of spondylodiscitis in all age groups including patients with known medical conditions and patients who underwent previous spine surgeries (post operative spondylodiscitis)

Exclusion Criteria:

* No patients will be excluded

Primary outcomes:
measure: measuring the inflammatory markers in patient with spondylodiscitis (Ex. C reactive protein (CRP) in mg/dl)
timeFrame: collect data for 1 year and follow up for 1 year
measure: Describing of pain severity according to Pain severity scale and follow up after treatment
timeFrame: collect data for 1 year and follow up for 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Assiut
country: Egypt
facility: Assiut University Hospital
Study officials:
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