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Clinical Trials/CTRI/2017/11/010484
CTRI/2017/11/010484
Completed
Phase 2

Diagnostic Ultrasound Guided Lumbar Medial Branch Block of Dorsal Ramus in Facet Joint Arthropathy: Technical Feasibility and Validation by Fluoroscopy

AIIMS0 sites60 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Phase 2
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Suspected Lumbar facet joint arthropathy
Sponsor
AIIMS
Enrollment
60
Status
Completed
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
March 31, 2019
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Observational

Investigators

Sponsor
AIIMS

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Persistent lower back pain after atleast 3 months of appropriate medical treatment
  • Clinically proven facet joint arthropathy

Exclusion Criteria

  • Patient refusal
  • Known allergy to local anaesthetics or contrast dye
  • History of coagulopathy and anticoagulant intake
  • History of psychiatric illness
  • Anatomic deformity
  • Pain extending below the knee joint
  • Leg pain \>back pain
  • Any permanent neurological deficit
  • Any radiologically proven cause of low back pain i.e. pottâ??s spine , metastasis.
  • BMI \> 30 kg/m2

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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