Ultrasound Guided Diagnostic Cervical Medial Branch Block

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Neck Pain; Facet Joint Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: cervical medial branch blocks using the Quincke spinal needle

• Registration Number: NCT00896688
• Lead Sponsor: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Brief Summary

The diagnostic cervical branch block for neck pain due to cervical facet joint pain has been traditionally done under fluoroscopic guidance. Its diagnostic value and technique have been well established. However, recently some studies have shown that the diagnostic cervical and lumbar medial branch block can be done under ultrasound guidance.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2009-05-12
• Study Start: 2017-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-12
• Study Completion: 2017-12
• Status Verified: 2018-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-12-13
• Last Update Posted: 2018-12-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• healthy volunteers
• patients who have headache, neck pain, and shoulder pain due to possible facet joint disease

Exclusion Criteria

• patients/volunteers with BMI > 35
• patients/volunteers with short thick neck
• coagulopathy
• allergy to local anesthetic, ultrasound gel
• patient unable to fill out post procedure pain diary

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Healthy Volunteers	cervical medial branch blocks using the Quincke spinal needle	It will involve 5 volunteers and they will undergo C arm fluoroscopic guided cervical medial branch blocks (C2-C7) on unilateral position and then followed by the 3D ultrasound machine for visualization of needle position.
Candidates for upper and lower cervial medical branch blocks	cervical medial branch blocks using the Quincke spinal needle	This will involve 25 patients and they will follow the same procedures as the healthy volunteers.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To determine the efficacy of the use of ultrasound for diagnostic cervical medial branch block on pain patients who have developed neck pain, cervicogenic headache, or shoulder pain.	At time of procedure

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Interventional pain procedure studies on chronic pain patients	At time of procedure

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hamilton Health Sciences; 🇨🇦 Hamilton, Ontario, Canada