The effect of transforaminal chemical adhesiolysis in patients with epidural adhesio
- 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
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
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
Name Time Method 11 point Numerical rating scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oswestry disability index;7 point Global percieved effect scale;type and number of adverse effects