Status:
COMPLETED
Ultrasound Versus Fluoroscopy-guided Selective Lumbar Nerve Root Injection
Lead Sponsor:
Minia University
Conditions:
Lumbar Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The study is conducted to compare pain relief, accuracy and safety and radiation exposure of selective lumbar nerve root injection for lumbar radicular pain using ultrasound guidance versus fluoroscop...
Detailed Description
Radicular pain is believed to be induced by irritation or inflammation of a nerve root caused by mechanical pressure or chemical irritation from degeneration herniation or rupture of intervertebral di...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- adult patients aged 18-60 years .
- Both sexes .
- With unilateral chronic lumbar radicular pain for more than 3 months.
- Cooperative and oriented patients.
- All patients are diagnosed by a neurologist for radicular low back pain through clinical presentation, medical examinations, computed tomography (CT), or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Exclusion
- Uncontrolled diabetes.
- Infection at the site of injection.
- Spine fractures.
- Previous back surgery.
- Progressive neurologic disorders.
- Fever.
- Peripheral neuropathy.
- Presence of motor or sphencteric disturbance.
- Bilateral radicular pain.
- Allergy to substance of injection.
- Patients with body mass index (BMI) more than 35.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 6 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 16 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
74 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05290779
Start Date
April 6 2021
End Date
May 16 2022
Last Update
September 27 2022
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Minya, Egypt, 61111