Status:

UNKNOWN

Ultrasound-guided Lumbar Periradicular Injection: a Non Irradiating Infiltration Technique

Lead Sponsor:

Université Libre de Bruxelles

Conditions:

Low Back Pain

Sciatica

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-70 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

We propose here to evaluate the precision of lumbar periradicular infiltration performed under a transverse ultrasound approach by performing a fluoroscopic control once the needle in the desired posi...

Detailed Description

Foraminal periradicular infiltrations for therapeutic purposes are currently recognized as an integral part of the treatment of radiculalgia, particularly in case of radiculalgia refractory to a well-...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • neurology, neurosurgery, physical medicine, algology consultation
  • over the age of 18
  • Radiculalgia in the territory corresponding to the root lesion
  • Symptomatology inferior to two months.
  • Imaging (CT scan or MRI) or electromyographic study with evidence (foraminal disc herniation or foraminal stenosis) of the irritation or the causal compression of the radicular symptomatology

Exclusion

  • allergy to any of the constituents of the infiltrated product, or to the contrast medium
  • unstable medical condition: cardiac, respiratory, endocrine (uncontrolled diabetes)
  • inability to put himself in a prone position
  • depression: HADS score equal to or greater than 11.
  • root lesion caused by an accident at work, a tumoral or infectious causal process.
  • local infection (cutaneous, perimedullary / spinal) or systemic
  • coagulopathy (platelets \<50000 / mm3, Prothrombin time \<60%, INTernational normalized ratio\> 1.5), anticoagulant or antiplatelet therapy treatment other than aspirin
  • Lumbar surgical history
  • history of foraminal or perimedullary infiltration of less than 6 months
  • symptoms older than two months
  • pregnant woman

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 27 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 30 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

100 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03453775

Start Date

February 27 2018

End Date

May 30 2018

Last Update

April 10 2018

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Hopital Erasme

Anderlecht, Brussels Capital, Belgium, 1070