Management of chronic lumbar pain with ultrasound-guided for block of lumbar facet joints

Ultrasound-Guided Medial-Branch Block for pain management of Lumbar facet joints pain in patients referral to Akhtar hospital between 2012-2013 years.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201306168435N6

Enrollment

Registered

2013-07-09

Start date

2012-04-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Chronic low back pain. Diagnosis Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Ultrasound guided nerve block. Intervention 2: Control group: Conventional fluoroscopy guided nerve block.

Treatment - Other

Intervention group: Ultrasound guided nerve block

Control group: Conventional fluoroscopy guided nerve block

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Main inclusion criteria: Age > 18 years old; Symptoms of chronic low back pain for more than three months; Persistent low back pain with or without pain radiating to the upper leg; Focal tenderness over the lumbar spine joint; Hyperextension pain; Absence of neurological defects; Contraindication of lumbar surgery; Absence of radicular syndrome; No respond to traditional treatments; Signing consent to participate in the study. Main exclusion criteria: Lumbar radicular pain; Disc with radicular symptoms of pain associated with radiological or neurological tests; Coagulation disorders; Allergy to local anesthetic solution; Malignancy; Psychiatric problems and poor patient cooperation; Speech problems; Pregnancy; Surgery indication; Local skin infection at the operative site; Spinal deformities; Body mass index > 29 kh/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Time of needle placement. Timepoint: During procedure. Method of measurement: The time from insertion into skin until fluoroscopic confirmation.;Patient request for analgesia. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Based on the patient's request.;Disability measurement. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability index score.;Success rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the procedure. Method of measurement: Pain relief more than 50%.;Pain score. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.	—

Measure

Time frame

Time of needle placement. Timepoint: During procedure. Method of measurement: The time from insertion into skin until fluoroscopic confirmation.;Patient request for analgesia. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Based on the patient's request.;Disability measurement. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Oswestry disability index score.;Success rate. Timepoint: Immediately after the procedure. Method of measurement: Pain relief more than 50%.;Pain score. Timepoint: Before, immediately after, and one week, 4 and 6 weeks after the procedure. Method of measurement: Visual analog scale.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSeyed Masoud Hashemi

Akhtar Hospital

Dr.hashemi@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 2261 2252

Outcome results

None listed

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