• Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study) 

      Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Gervin, Kristina; Pripp, Are Hugo; Skouen, Jan Sture; Schistad, Elina Iordanova; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Wigemyr, Monica; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Dalsbotten Aass, Hans Christian; Goll, Guro Løvik; Brox, Jens Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Grøvle, Lars; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objective: Randomized trials testing the effect of antibiotics for chronic low back pain (LBP) with vertebral bone marrow changes on MRI (Modic changes) report inconsistent results. A proposed explanation is subgroups ...
    • Longitudinal changes of serum cytokines in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes 

      Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Gervin, Kristina; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Goll, Guro Løvik; Aass, Hans Christian; Schistad, Elina Iordanova; Wigemyr, Monica; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Skouen, Jan Sture; Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Storheim, Kjersti; Zwart, John Anker Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Objectives: To explore serum cytokine levels over time in patients with chronic low back pain (cLBP) and Modic changes (MCs), difference in change between treatment groups in the Antibiotics in Modic Changes (AIM) study ...