Health Condition 1: 8- Other Procedures
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Nerve stimulation-assisted ultrasound-guided transforaminal injection: Group N: Nerve stimulation-assisted ultrasound-guided transforaminal injection with 2 mL of 1% lidocaine with 4 mg
Sponsors
AIIMS New Delhi
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Low back pain with unilateral radicular pain with clinical-radiologic signs without paresis 2) VAS >3 3) 18 to 65 year 4) Who gives informed consent to inclusion in the study 5) Who has current CT or MR imaging of their lumbar spine available 6) Monosegmental dermotomal pain distribution 7) Failure of symptomatic treatment with NSAIDs or/and physiotherapy for at least 6 weeks
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) History of drugs allergy including contrast media, steroid and anaesthetics 2) Body mass index of >=35 kg/m2 3) Spinal infection or a local or systemic infection 4) Pregnant patient 5) Previous injections within 3 months 6) Uncontrolled diabetes 7) Spinal tumors 8) On anticoagulation therapy or uncorrectable coagulopathy 9) Underwent surgery in the lumbar region 10) Progressively neurological deficit, acute traumatic, infectious, or pathologic cases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)Timepoint: 1 month | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) 2. Number of needle attempts between the two groups 3. Contrast spread pattern between the two groups 4. Operation time between the two groupsTimepoint: 30 mins, 1 week and 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Jyotsna Punj
AIIMS, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed