Comparison of ultrasound and fluoroscopic guided intra-articular sacroiliac injection in patients with sacroiliac joint disorder

Phase 2

Recruiting

Conditions: Unspecified inflammatory spondylopathy, sacral and sacrococcygeal region
Chronic pain of sacroiliac joint.
M46.98

Registration Number: IRCT20170314033069N4

Lead Sponsor: Vice President of Research Guilan university of medical sciences

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 122

Inclusion Criteria

Patients over 18 years old who have been nominated for sacroiliac joint injection due to persistent sacroiliac joint pain
Out of 7 tests in clinical examinations, at least 4 examinations are positive
The patient's average pain over the past week is at least 3 out of 10 (in Numerical Rating scale)
The patient has persistent pain for at least 6 weeks and does not respond to at least one or two conservative treatments such as oral medications, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, muscle relaxants, and physical therapies.

Exclusion Criteria

Complaints of lower back pain so that the distinction between sacroiliac joint and L5 / S1 fastogenic back pain is indistinguishable.
Dye contrast sensitivity
Contraindications to fluoroscopy
Active lesion in structures of sacroiliac joint such as lumbar spine pathologies and hip pathology
Secondary orthopathy to rheumatoid causes
Abnormal anatomy
Infection, bleeding and trauma at the site
Previous history of intro-articular injection
Active inflammatory diseases
Untreated coagulopathies

Study & Design

Study Type: interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intensity of pain. Timepoint: Before the procedure, zero time of the procedure, 15 minutes and 24 hours after the procedure. Method of measurement: Based on the Numerical Rating Scale (a scale for pain).;Duration of the procedure. Timepoint: At the end of procedure. Method of measurement: Measuring time based on minutes.;Complications of the procedure (hypotension,urticaria). Timepoint: During the procedure and at the end. Method of measurement: Blood pressure measurement with mercury sphygmomanometer, patient observation.

Secondary Outcome Measures