Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical
Conditions
Sponsors
AIIMS Patna
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients having chronic lower back pain with unilateral leg pain with radiculopathy, who failed conservative therapy (Analgesic drug and physiotherapy) 2. Patients having corresponding site of lesion in MRI
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having coagulopathy, local infection at injection site. 2. Patients having known hypersensitivity to study drugs 3. Pregnant or Lactating patients 4. Patient who underwent prior spine surgery at the affected level 5. Patients having severe neurological deficit or Cauda Equina syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To measure proportion of patients who will achieve more than or equal to 30 percent reduction in verbal rating pain scale (VRS, 0-100) at 3 months from base line in both groupsTimepoint: Baseline and 3 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To measure proportion of patients who will achieve more than or equal to 30 percent reduction in VRS (0-100) at 1 month and 6 months in both groupsTimepoint: 1 month and 6 months;To measure improvement in Oswestry Disability Index at 1, 3 and 6 months in both groupsTimepoint: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months;To measure proportion of patients who will improve by at least 15 percent from baseline in VRS pain and ODI scores at 1, 3, 6 months in both groupsTimepoint: 1 month, 3 months and 6 months;To measure total pre procedure and post procedure analgesic requirementTimepoint: 3 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAshutosh Singh
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences, Patna
Outcome results
None listed