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Transcatheter arterial micro-embolization (TAME) using imipenem/cilastatin sodium for chronic musculoskeletal pain chronic musculoskeletal pain resistant to conservative treatment

Not Applicable
Conditions
lateral humeral epicondylitis, medial humeral epicondylitis, shoulder periarthritis, intractable pain after artificial joint surgery, knee osteoarthritis, hip osteoarthritis
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000031797
Lead Sponsor
Wakayama medical university
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
50
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1)Surgical candidate 2)Patients with major depression 3)Patients with uncontrollable diabetic mellitus 4)Patients without possibility of going to hospital and follow up for 6 months. 5)Patient who was decided not to be appropriate for this trial by physician 6)Patients with a history of hypersensitivity or shock to antibiotics of imipenem . cilastatin, carbapenem, penicillin or cephem 7)Patients who are receiving sodium valproate 8)Patients with a history of severe thrombotic symptoms such as myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction 9)Patients diagnosed as anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome 10)Patients performing antiplatelet drugs or anticoagulation therapy 11)Patients diagnosed as collagen diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and polymyalgia rheumatic 12)Pregnant patient

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical efficacy 1) Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) in 6 months after the procedure 2) Quality of life (QOL) in 6 months after the procedure
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Incidence of adverse events
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