Comparison of pulsed radiofrequency and joint injection with steroid for sacroiliac joint pai
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2022/09/045581
- Lead Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Open to Recruitment
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
1. Low back ache for more than 3 months with or without radiation to leg
2. Numerical rating scale (NRS) for pain greater than 4 on 11 point scale
3. 3 out of 6 provocative tests for SIJ pain must be positive. These include: FABER, Ganslenâ??s test, sacral thrust, SIJ compression, distraction and thigh thrust test
4. A positive response to diagnostic intra articular SIJ injection with local anesthetic. Patient must report pain relief more than 75% on NRS scale
Patient refusal
Focal neurological signs or neuropathic pain
Other cause of low back ache â?? radiculopathy, facet joint pain
Allergy to contrast or local anesthetics
Previous history of intervention for SIJ pain
Pregnant patients
Patients with inflammatory arthritis â?? ankylosing spondylitis, rheumatoid arthritis
Bleeding or coagulation disorders
Opioid addiction of psychiatric disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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