• Amoxicillin did not Reduce Modic Change Oedema in Patients with Chronic Low Back pain - subgroup Analyses of a Randomised Trial (the AIM study) 

      Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Vetti, Nils; Grøvle, Lars; Brox, Jens Ivar; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grotle, Margreth; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Froholdt, Anne; Skouen, Jan Sture; Lutro, Olav; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Anke, Audny Gabriele Wagner; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Assmus, Jörg; Espeland, Ansgar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Study Design - Exploratory subgroup analyses of a randomised trial [Antibiotics in Modic changes (AIM) study]. Objective - The aim was to assess the effect of amoxicillin versus placebo in reducing Modic change (MC) edema ...
    • Association of Modic change types and their short tau inversion recovery signals with clinical characteristics : a cross sectional study of chronic low back pain patients in the AIM-study 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per M; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Vetti, Nils; Pripp, Are Hugo; Kadar, Thomas; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grotle, Margreth; Grøvle, Lars; Zwart, John-Anker; Brox, Jens Ivar; Storheim, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background - Modic Changes (MCs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signal changes in the vertebral bone marrow extending from the vertebral endplate) may represent a subgroup of nonspecific chronic low back pain that could ...
    • Clinical effect modifiers of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes - Secondary analyses of a randomised, placebo-controlled trial (the AIM study) 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grøvle, Lars; Espeland, Ansgar; Pripp, Are Hugo; Grotle, Margreth; Hellum, Christian; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Froholdt, Anne; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lutro, Olav; Kristoffersen, Per M; Anke, Audny; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Skouen, Jan Sture; Brox, Jens Ivar; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background Randomised trials on antibiotic treatment for patients with chronic low back pain and vertebral endplate changes visible on MRI (Modic changes) have shown mixed results. A possible explanation might be a real ...
    • The effect of infliximab in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the BackToBasic study): study protocol of a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial 

      Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Goll, Guro Løvik; Wigemyr, Monica; Bolstad, Nils; Valberg, Morten; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Granviken, Fredrik; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Johanessen, Anne Froholdt; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Dagestad, Magnhild Hammersland; Vetti, Nils; Bakland, Gunnstein; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Haavardsholm, Espen A.; Nilsen, Aksel Thuv; Holmgard, Thor Einar; Kadar, Thomas; Kvien, Tore Kristian; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grøvle, Lars; Brox, Jens Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John-Anker (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Low back pain is common and a significant number of patients experience chronic low back pain. Current treatment options offer small to moderate effects. Patients with vertebral bone marrow lesions visualized as Modic ...
    • Effect of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring vs Standard Therapy During Infliximab Induction on Disease Remission in Patients With Chronic Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: A Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Syversen, Silje Watterdal; Goll, Guro Løvik; Jørgensen, Kristin Kaasen; Sandanger, Øystein; Sexton, Joseph; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Gehin, Johanna Elin; Warren, David; Brun, Marthe Kirkesæther; Klaasen, Rolf; Karlsen, Lars Normann; Noraberg, Geir; Zettel, Camilla; Ljoså, Maud-Kristine Aga; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Njålla, Rune Johan; Bruun, Trude J; Seeberg, Kathrine; Michelsen, Brigitte; Strand, Eldri Kveine; Skorpe, Svanaug; Blomgren, Ingrid; Bragnes, Yngvill; Dotterud, Christian; Thune, Turid Jorunn; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Torp, Roald; Pawel, Mielnik; Mørk, Cato; Kvien, Tore Kristian; Jahnsen, Jørgen; Bolstad, Nils; Haavardsholm, Espen A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Importance: Proactive therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM), defined as individualized drug dosing based on scheduled monitoring of serum drug levels, has been proposed as an alternative to standard therapy to maximize efficacy ...
    • Efficacy of antibiotic treatment in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes (the AIM study): double blind, randomised, placebo controlled, multicentre trial 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Espeland, Ansgar; Wigemyr, Monica; Assmus, Jörg; Froholdt, Anne; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Marchand, Gunn Hege; Kristoffersen, Per M; Lutro, Olav; Randen, Sigrun; Wilhelmsen, Maja; Winsvold, Bendik K S; Kadar, Thomas; Holmgard, Thor Einar; Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Vetti, Nils; Nygaard, Øystein Petter; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Hellum, Christian; Anke, Audny; Grotle, Margreth; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Skouen, Jan Sture; Grøvle, Lars; Brox, Jens Ivar; Zwart, John-Anker; Storheim, Kjersti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Objective To assess the efficacy of three months of antibiotic treatment compared with placebo in patients with chronic low back pain, previous disc herniation, and vertebral endplate changes (Modic changes). Design Double ...