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The effect of transforaminal chemical adhesiolysis in patients with epidural adhesio

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0000500
Lead Sponsor
Asan Medical Center
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria

1)Aged 20 years or older
2)Chronic lumbosacral radiculopathy secondary to spinal stenosis
3)Symptoms lasting for more than 12 weeks
4)Dominant leg pain with less severe back pain
5)Unilateral leg pain with the symptom restricted to one-level of dermatome
6)Failure of conservative management
7)Prior epidural injections not within 12 weeks before recruitment are permitted
8)Correlation between the clinically determined level of radiculopathy and the confirmed findings on the MRI

Exclusion Criteria

1)NRS pain score >9 or <4
2)Signs of progressive motor weakness or neurologic deficits
3)Acute back or leg pain within 12 weeks
4)Allergic response to steroid or contrast dye
5)Bilateral radiculopathy, spondylolisthesis, multi-level spinal stenosis
6)History of prior spine surgery
7)Injection of steroids or hyaluronic acids within previous 12 weeks
8)Radiographic confirmation of severe central canal stenosis
9)Systemic infections, injection site infection
10)Unstable medical or psychiatric condition
11)Coagulopathy

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
11 point Numerical rating scale
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oswestry disability index;7 point Global percieved effect scale;type and number of adverse effects
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