IPM Procedures With or Without Fluoroscopy: Outcome Comparison

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Low Back Pain; Neck Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00371618
• Lead Sponsor: Pain Management Center of Paducah

Brief Summary

To determine clinically significant improvement in the patients undergoing procedures under fluoroscopy.

To evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in both groups

Detailed Description

For the target delivery of injectate, it is believed that fluoroscopy is mandatory. However, there is a view among some professionals that a procedure may be performed without fluoroscopy as effectively as under fluoroscopy. The outcomes among the two groups of patients have not been studied

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 1998-01
• Study Completion: 2004-05
• Study First Submitted: 2006-09-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-09-01
• Study First Posted: 2006-09-04
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Patients who have undergone the following procedures:

Cervical facet joint nerve blocks, thoracic facet joint nerve blocks, lumbar facet joint nerve blocks, lumbar interlaminar epidural steroid injections, cervical Interlaminar epidural steroid injections

During 1998 to 2001 and 2004 to 2005

Exclusion Criteria

Non-availability of appropriate data

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To demonstrate clinically significant improvement in the patients undergoing procedures under fluoroscopy.
To evaluate and compare the adverse event profile in both groups

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ambulatory Surgery Center; 🇺🇸 Paducah, Kentucky, United States