A clinical trial to study the convenience of ultrasound versus fluoroscopy guided caudal epidural block for low back pain with radiculopathy

Feasibility of ultrasound versus fluoroscopy guided caudal epidural block for low back pain with radiculopathy: a randomised controlled study.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2020/02/023131

Enrollment

Registered

2020-02-05

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: M511- Thoracic, thoracolumbar and lumbosacral intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy

Interventions

Intervention1: Ultrasound guided Caudal epidural block: Group 1, will receive injection 8ml of 0.25% bupivacaine with 80mg (2ml) of triamcinolone through caudal route under USG guidance. Control Inter

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients attending the Pain Clinic of the Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, with chronic low back pain (LBP) of more than 3 months duration with bilateral radiculopathy, not responding to conservative treatment 2) Age 25- 80 years 3) American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA)Physical status I or II 4) Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of lumbosacral spine findings of disc protrusion and disc bulge at various levels of lumbar spine and impingement of exiting and traversing nerve roots

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients refusing to provide informed consent 2) Systemic infection or local infection at the site of injection 3) Bleeding diathesis or full anticoagulation 4) Significant allergic reaction/hypersensitivity to contrast, anaesthetic, or corticosteroid 5) Local malignancy 6) Patient refusal 7) Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus 8) Patients with severe cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and hepatic diseases 9) Pregnancy (due to fluoroscopy) 10) Cases with severe motor weakness, rapidly progressing neurological deficit, cauda equina syndrome

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time taken for correct placement of epidural needle, measured in seconds.Timepoint: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th week.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
NRS for pain (0-10) scores and ODI values 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th week.Timepoint: 2nd, 4th, 8th, 12th week.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shrey Goel

Government Medical College and Hospital Sector 32 Chandigarh

drsmitra12@yahoo.com9646121521

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026