Health Condition 1: null- chronic low back pain with radicular pain showing more than 5 on Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) Health Condition 2: G541- Lumbosacral plexus disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Group KT: Patients in this group will receive transforaminal epidural injection using Kambins Triangle approach of transforaminal procedure at selected site.
Control Intervention1: Grou
Sponsors
PGIMER Chandigarh
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patient of ASA1 and ASA2 of either gender between 18 to 65 yrs of age having unilateral low back pain and / or unilateral radicular lumbar pain =3 months which will not responding to non invasive conservative management with Numerical Raging Scale = 5 requiring epidural injection.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients allergic to contrast 2. Patient with previous h/o surgery of spine 3. Patient who had received TF epidural injection in past 4. Patient having cutaneous disorder around the injection site 5. Mentally retarded 6. Patient with cauda equine syndrome 7. Patient on systemic steroid 8.Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the volume of contrast needed to reach Anterior Epidural Space via Kambins triangle and subpedicular approachTimepoint: While doing the intervention procedure on operation table | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| .To evaluate the contrast spread medial to inferior pedicle of the corresponding level of injection. 2. To evaluate the contrast spread medial to superior pedicle of the corresponding level of injection. 3.Pain relief over follow up times Timepoint: 2 week, 4 week and 8 week | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Amit Gupta
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
Outcome results
None listed