Comparison of different volumes of drug in lower back for pain relief in patients with low back pai
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Unilateral lumbosacral radicular pain for 3 month and MRI evidence of disc herniation compromising adjacent spinal nerve or its roots.
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2016/02/006675
- Lead Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical education and research Chandigarh
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Low back pain with unilateral lumbosacral radicular pain of at least 3 months duration not responding to medications and physical therapies .
Stenosis
Facet joint arthopathy
Allergic to contrast or steroid
Bleeding Patient with history of surgery on lumbar spine
Spinal canal diathesis
1.stenosis
2.Facet joint arthopathy
3.Allergic to contrast or steroid
4.Bleeding Patient with history of surgery on lumbar spine
5.Spinal canal diathesis
1.stenosis
2.Facet joint arthopathy
3.Allergic to contrast or steroid
4.Bleeding Patient with history of surgery on lumbar spine
5.Spinal canal diathesis
1.stenosis
2.Facet joint arthopathy
3.Allergic to contrast or steroid
4.Bleeding Patient with history of surgery on lumbar spine
5.Spinal canal diathesis
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To compare the effect of different volumes of lumbar epidural steroid injection ( ESI;4ml, 6ml and 8ml) on therapeutic efficacy in patients with lumbosacral radicular pain defined as number of patients receiving more than 50% pain relief.Timepoint: Baseline,2weeks,4weeks,8weeks,12weeks,24weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To study the pattern of spread of iodinated contrast on fluoroscopy (unilateral or bilateral, anterior or posterior, caudal, cranially).Timepoint: Baseline,2weeks,4weeks,8weeks,12weeks,24weeks