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COMPARISON OF TFESI WITH PRF NEURO MODULATION IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER BACK PAIN.

COMPARISON OF TRANSFORAMINAL EPIDURAL STEROID INJECTION WITH PULSED RADIO FREQUENCY NEURO MODULATION OF DORSAL ROOT GANGLION IN PATIENTS WITH LUMBAR RADICULAR PAIN

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/10/046533
Enrollment
34
Registered
2022-10-17
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

DEPARTMENT OF ANAESTHESIA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: -Solitary disc bulge . -Low back pain with radiculopathy . -Patients with neuropathic symptoms like paraesthesia, numbness. -Average pain score >4 on 10 point NRS scale without bladder or bowel involvement .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Infection at the site of injection. Contra-indications to steroids. Hypersensitivity to radiographic contrast agent. Presence of b/l radiating leg pain. Evidence of motor or sensory deficit secondary to disc bulge. Presence of anatomical deformity of spine and severe psychiatric illness. Past history of Spine surgery, implant insertion , diabetes mellitus, multiple sclerosis, cardiac pacemaker . Presence of back pain due to malignancy. Coagulopathies and/ or on anticoagulants. Pregnant females.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numerical Rating Scale (NRS ) for pain assessmenTimepoint: Numerical Rating Scale (NRS ) for pain assessmen

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 2.Incidence of side effects due to procedure. 3.Time for 1st rescue analgesia.Timepoint: 1.Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) 2.Incidence of side effects due to procedure. 3.Time for 1st rescue analgesia.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactAkhilesh Gupta

ABVIMS and Dr. RML Hospital

drakhileshgupta@gmail.com9810685426

Outcome results

None listed

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