Status:
UNKNOWN
Cervical Transforaminal Injection of Steroids Guided by Ultrasound
Lead Sponsor:
Shanghai Jiao Tong University Affiliated Sixth People's Hospital
Conditions:
Cervical Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TFESI) are indicated in cervical radicular pain resistant to conservation therapy, by which steroids can be delivered into anterior epidural space ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria:
- evidence of a cervical radiculopathy involving 1 spinal nerve of at least 1 month's duration refractory to medical treatment
- symptoms of cervical pain radiating to the upper limb
- and signs of altered sensations, ab- normal reflexes, or motor weakness caused by degenerative spondylosis and/or disk herniation as documented at CT or MR imaging and a current mean pain VAS score of six.
- Exclusion criteria:
- evidence of vertebral fracture, tumor, or infection of the cervical spine
- treatment with cervical corticosteroid injections within the past 3 months
- coagulopathy
- allergy to iodinated contrast media.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02295709
Start Date
January 1 2014
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
November 21 2014
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