Status:
COMPLETED
Fluoroscopy Guided Lumbar Facet Joint Injection Versus Ultrasound Guided Injection in Patients With Low Back Pain Due to Facet Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Mansoura University
Collaborating Sponsors:
Tanta University
Conditions:
Facet Syndrome of Lumbar Spine
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of fluoroscopy guided lumbar facet joint injection versus ultrasound guided injection in patients with low back pain due to facet syndrome.
Detailed Description
All patients will be randomly classified into two equal groups (40 patients each) by using closed envelops, a computer generated random allocation codes. Group 1(Fluoroscopy guided group) (n =40 pati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients, more than 18 years old, with pain associated with lumbar hyper-extension, lateral flexion, and tenderness on paravertebral regions corresponding to facet joints but normal findings on the straight leg raise test and neurologic examination.
Exclusion
- Patient refusal and lack of consent.
- Local or systemic infection.
- allergy to steroids or local anesthetics
- Patients with coagulopathies.
- Evidence of nerve root compression at the expected level on MRI.
- Pregnant patients
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 30 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 30 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
80 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03770585
Start Date
September 30 2015
End Date
July 30 2018
Last Update
December 10 2018
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Anesthesia , ICU, and pain medicine department
Tanta, Egypt, 43636