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A STUDY TO COMPARE THE EFFECT OF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION AND INTRARTICULAR LOCAL ANAESTHETIC WITH STEROIDS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO SI JOINT PAIN

COMPARISION OF COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION AND INTRARTICULAR LOCAL ANAESTHETIC WITH STEROIDS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN DUE TO SI JOINT ARTHROPATHY : A PROSPECTIVE OBSERVATIONAL STUDY

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/07/044143
Enrollment
30
Registered
2022-07-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: M259- Joint disorder, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION: COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION OF SACROILIAC JOINT Control Intervention1: INTRA ARTICULAR INJECTION OF LOCAL ANAESTHETIC AND STEROID: INTRAARTICULAR BUPI

Sponsors

ESI INSTITUTE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic LBP of 3 monthsââ?¬• duration or longer 2. Absence of focal neurologic signs or symptoms, and at least 50% pain relief in numeric rating scale (NRS) following 1 fluoroscopically guided SI joint diagnostic block using 2 mL of local anaesthetic lignocaine 2%. 3. Patient aged between 20-60 years 4. Patient taking anti neuropathic medicine more than 6 weeks 5. Pain NRS ââ?°Â¥5 6. SI joint diagnostic block confirmed patients

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients not giving consent 2. Patients with a known, specific cause of LBP (e.g., spondylolisthesis or significant spinal stenosis), untreated coagulopathy, and concomitant comorbidity or psychiatric illness likelyto endanger the patient or compromise treatment outcomes. 3. Patients with severe fibromyalgia, cauda equina syndrome, severe paresis, severe acute pain. 4. History of spinal infection or surgery, deformity, pregnancy, lactation, severe trauma or fracture 5. On-going treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 6. Body mass index of more than 30

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. To study and compare the effect of local anaesthetic with steroid and cooled radiofrequency ablation on pain relief (NRS). 2. To study and compare the effect of local anaesthetic with steroid and cooled radiofrequency ablation on improvement in functional disability (Oswestry Disability Index).Timepoint: 1. Prior to injection preopertively 2. Immediate postoperatively after injection 3. 2 weeks after injection 4. 4 weeks after injection 5. 3 months after injection—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Any side effectsTimepoint: 1. Prior to injection preopertively 2. Immediate postoperatively after injection 3. 2 weeks after injection 4. 4 weeks after injection 5. 3 months after injection—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDEEPAK KUMAR DASH

ESI INSTITUTE OF PAIN MANAGEMENT

drgarginandi@gmail.com7980179669

Outcome results

None listed

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