Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Assessment by Real time fluoroscopy: 1ml of Triamcinolone acetate 40mg/ml or 1ml of methylprednisolone 40mg/ml or 2ml of Dexamethasone 4mg/ml chosen by attending anesthesiologist plus 2
Sponsors
Jawaharlal institute of postgraduate medical education and research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with Chronic back pain). 2. ASA I-III
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.uncontrolled medical or psychiatric illness. 2.Corticosteroids or contrast allergy. 3.Infection at injection site.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To compare the visualization of drug spread between digital subtraction imaging versus real time fluoroscopy following parasagittal interlaminar epidural steroid injections in patients with chronic back pain. Spread is evaluated as ventral spread , dorsal spread , Lateral spread , Craniocaudal spread , number of lumbar segments covered , presence of perineural spread .Timepoint: Baseline , 1 week | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To find the association of pain relief and ventral spread for each group.Timepoint: 12hrs before procedure 24hrs after procedure 1 month after procedure | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Lenin Babu E
Jawaharlal institute of postgraduate medical education and research , Puducherry - 605006
Outcome results
None listed