Efficacy of Cervical Epidural Injection and Selective Nerve Root Block
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Interventions
- Procedure: Interlaminar cervical epidural injectionProcedure: Cervical selective nerve root block
- Registration Number
- NCT05340179
- Lead Sponsor
- Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital
- Brief Summary
Cervical epidural steroid injections are an accepted treatment modality for radicular pain secondary to disc pathology. With the developing ultrasound technology, ultrasound guided cervical selective nerve root block has been successfully used in the treatment of cervical radiculopathy. We aimed to compare the efficacy of cervical interlaminar epidural injections and cervical selective nerve root block.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
- Cervical radicular pain based on history and physical exam
- NRS pain score > 3
Exclusion Criteria
- Previous spine surgery
- Allergic reactions to drugs used in procedure
- Epidural steroid injection within past 2 years
- Radiculopathy not resulting from disc pathology (e.g. foraminal stenosis or tumor)
- Untreated coagulopathy
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Interlaminar cervical epidural steroid injection Interlaminar cervical epidural injection - Cervical selective nerve root block Cervical selective nerve root block -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in pain Change from baseline pain score to 6months Pain assessment will be performed using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score (0 = no pain, 10 = the most severe pain felt).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Neck Disability Index baseline to 6 months post-procedure
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training and Research Hospital
🇹🇷Ankara, Turkey