Evaluation of The Efficacy of Epidural Injection in Patients With Cervical Radiculopathy Based on MRI Imaging

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: M50.1
Cervical radiculopathy.
Cervical disc disorder with radiculopathy

Registration Number: IRCT20130518013364N10

Lead Sponsor: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Age over 18 years
History of unilateral upper limb radicular pain due to cervical intervertebral disc herniation confirmed by MRI imaging
Failure in responding to maintenance therapies such as physical therapy, exercise, and medication in the past six months

Exclusion Criteria

Coagulation disorder5. 6. 7. 8. History of mental illness9. Patients with a, local anesthetics10. History of neck surgery11.
Sensory and motor disorders in the upper limbs
Infection at the site of needle entry
Degenerative spondylolysis
History of adverse reactions to steroids
History of adverse reactions to local anesthetics
History of neck surgery
History of drug abuse

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study ie. before the epidural injection and one month after the epidural injection. Method of measurement: Visual Analogue Scale.;Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ) score. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study ie. before the epidural injection and one month after the epidural injection. Method of measurement: Japanese Orthopaedic Association Cervical Myelopathy Evaluation Questionnaire (JOACMEQ).

Secondary Outcome Measures