Comparison of efficacy of two types of different approaches for injection transformainal epidural space in lumber disc prolapse patient.
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2019/07/020187
- Lead Sponsor
- ESI Institute of Pain Management
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Presence of lumbar radicular pain with a pain intensity >= 4/10(NRS score) in a
patient diagnosed with a herniated nucleus pulposus (HNP) or spinal stenosis (SS)
after a series of physical, neurologic, and radiologic examinations & evidenced
by lumbar spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
2. No prior therapeutic TFESI within the previous 6 months .
3. No prior surgery .
1. Generalized inflammatory diseases.
2. Previous use of anticoagulant agents.
3. Uncontrollable diabetes that could induce steroid adverse effects;
4. Previous adverse effects to lidocaine and/or contrast agents;
5. Current suspected or diagnosed infection.
6. Cutaneous disorders around the injection site, making it inappropriate for
injecting agents .
7. Previous injection treatment at the same site within the past six months.
8. Patients with cauda equine syndrome.
9. Pregnancy & Cognitive impairment.
10. Patient Denial
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain score in Neumeric Rating ScaleTimepoint: Before procedure, after 2 weeks and 4 weeks after procedure
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Complications (spinal nerve pricking, discal injection, intrvascuar injection)Timepoint: Intra and post op period;Patient satisfaction with Macnabs CriteriaTimepoint: Before procedure, after 2 weeks and 4 weeks after procedure