The effect of transforaminal balloon decompressive neuroplasty in patients with lumbar spinal stenosis: Double Blind Randomized Controlled Trial
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0000068
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
1) The patients with spinal stenosis which is confirmed by magnetic resonance image, and the chief complaint lesion is identical to their radiologic finding.
2) Intractable pain is consited over 6 month of conventional intervention, and the pain is intolerable
Exclusion Criteria
1) Patients who did not want to participate in clinical trial
2) acute back or leg pain, patients who developed signs of progressive motor weakness or neurologic deficit including muscle atrophy and abnormal tendon reflexes, the patients with a history of prior spine surgery
3) allergic response to steroid or contrast dye, or overt coagulopathy. 4) Bilateral radiculopathy or spinal stenosis at more than 3-level on imaging
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oswestry Disability Index;intermittent neurogenic claudication distance;Visual Analogue Pain Scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Proportion of patient achieving >50% pain reduction