NCT05641857 is a clinical trial in Disc Degeneration, sponsored by Orton Orthopaedic Hospital.

Who is sponsoring NCT05641857?

NCT05641857 is sponsored by Orton Orthopaedic Hospital.

What condition does NCT05641857 study?

NCT05641857 studies Disc Degeneration.

Is NCT05641857 still recruiting?

NCT05641857 is currently completed. Last updated 2 November 2023.

Last reviewed 2023-11-02 · How we verify

NCT05641857

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Lumbar Spine on MRI and Low Back Pain in Elite Cross-country Skiers

Completed Last updated 2 November 2023

What this trial tests

trial in Disc Degeneration in 63 participants. Completed in 30 June 2023.

Timeline

1 September 2022

Primary endpoint
30 June 2023

30 June 2023

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Orton Orthopaedic Hospital
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	63
Start date	1 September 2022
Primary completion	30 June 2023
Estimated completion	30 June 2023
Sites	1 location across Finland

Conditions studied

Disc Degeneration — all drugs for Disc Degeneration →

Sponsor

Orton Orthopaedic Hospital

Who can join

Adults 16 to 35, any sex, with Disc Degeneration. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The investigators will examine the prevalence of low-back pain and disc degeneration among Finnish elite skiers between 16 and 35 years of age and compare these findings with the data collected among healthy volunteers studied between 1994-2021.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Disc Degeneration in Elite Cross-Country Skiers: A Comparative Study With Non-Athlete Controls.
Aavikko A, Pesonen J, Ristolainen L, Murto N, et al · · 2025 · PMID 41416933 · DOI 10.1111/sms.70187

Verify or expand the search:

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Other Orton Orthopaedic Hospital trials

Trials by the same sponsor.

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05641857 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Orton Orthopaedic Hospital
Last refreshed: 2 November 2023

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