Slipping Rib Syndrome: A Clinical Entity to Consider in Chest Pain

January 9, 2020 updated by: Carlos Leonardo Cano Herrera, AMS Centro Medico del Ejercicio
Slipping rib syndrome consists on false or floating ribs hypermobility, whose can force the ribs to come in contact with each other. The authors reported a fourteen case series presenting a slipping rib syndrome.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Slipping rib syndrome consists on false or floating ribs hypermobility, whose can force the ribs to come in contact with each other.

The authors reported a fourteen case series presenting a slipping rib syndrome. Mean age 35.00 ± 10.66 years old; 64.29% men.

The 10th rib level was the most predominant, affecting 64.29% of cases. Dynamic ultrasound was the gold standard diagnostic tool. Different conservative treatments were applied in most of cases.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

14

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

      • Barcelona, Spain
        • DCR Trauma Group. Moreres Medical Center. Clínica Sagrada Família.

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients affected with Slipping rib syndrome

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients presenting costal pain around 9th, 10th, or 11th rib.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients younger than 18 years old and older than 80 years old.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Observational Models: Case-Only
  • Time Perspectives: Retrospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Hypermobility level
Time Frame: 10 minutes
Level of costal rib where there is hypermobility
10 minutes

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sports
Time Frame: 1 minute
If the subject participates in some kind of sport activity
1 minute
Pain mechanism
Time Frame: 2 minutes
Pain mechanism could be "repetitive movement", "trauma" or "pregnancy"
2 minutes
Diagnosis delay
Time Frame: 1 minute
Time of delay in have a diagnosis (in years)
1 minute

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ramón Balius, Consell Català de l'Esport. Generalitat de l'Esport. Barcelona. Spain.

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

February 2, 2017

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

November 10, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2020

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2020

First Posted (Actual)

January 13, 2020

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 13, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 9, 2020

Last Verified

January 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

No

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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