Status:

COMPLETED

Determination of a Proper Needle Entry Point; Effects of Skin Compression With an Indicator on Radiation Exposure Time of Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block in Obese Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Yonsei University

Conditions:

Low Back Pain Due to Spinal Nerve Compression

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-80 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

To evaluate the effects of skin compression with an indicator at the needle entry point on radiation exposure time of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural block in obese patients

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adult patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 BMI who were scheduled for the transforaminal epidural injection

Exclusion

  • Local anesthetic allergy, coagulopathy

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 20 2014

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 10 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

60 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02281227

Start Date

October 20 2014

End Date

October 10 2015

Last Update

February 22 2019

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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine

Seoul, South Korea, 120-752