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临床试验/ISRCTN12191542
ISRCTN12191542已完成不适用

A multicentre double-blind randomised controlled trial to assess the clinical- and cost-effectiveness of facet-joint injections in selected patients with non-specific low back pain: a feasibility study

IHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)0 个研究点目标入组 150 人开始时间: 2014年1月3日最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
发起方
入组人数
150

研究概览

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional

入排标准

性别
All

入选标准

  • 1. Patients aged 18 to 70 years attending pain clinics identified during routine clinical assessment of nonspecific low back pain
  • 2. Low back pain of greater than three months? duration
  • 3. Average pain intensity score of 4/10 or more in the seven days preceding recruitment despite NICE-recommended treatment
  • 4. Dominantly paraspinal (not midline) tenderness at two bilateral lumbar levels
  • 5. At least two components of NICE-recommended best non-invasive care completed, including education and one of a physical exercise programme, acupuncture and manual therapy

排除标准

  • 1. Patient refusal
  • 2. More than four painful lumbar facet-joints
  • 3. Patient has not completed at least two components of NICE-recommended best non-invasive care
  • 4. 'Red flag' signs
  • 5. Hypersensitivity to study medications or X-ray contrast medium
  • 6. Radicular pain
  • 7. Dominantly midline tenderness over the lumbar spine
  • 8. Any other dominant pain
  • 9. Any major systemic disease or mental health illness that may affect the patient?s pain, disability and/or their ability to exercise and rehabilitate
  • 10. Any active neoplastic disease, including primary or secondary neoplasm
  • 11. Pregnant or breastfeeding patients
  • 12. Previous lumbar facet-joint injections
  • 13. Previous lumbar spinal surgery
  • 14. Patients with morbid obesity (body mass index of 35 or greater)
  • 15. Major trauma or infection to the lumbar spine
  • 16. Participation in another clinical trial in the past 30 days
  • 17. Patients unable to commit to the six-month study duration
  • 18. Patients involved in legal actions or employment tribunals related to their low back pain
  • 19. Patients with a history of substance abuse

研究者

发起方
IHR Health Technology Assessment Programme - HTA (UK)

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