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Effect of small saphenous phlebotomy on pain due to sciatic neuropathy in patients with sciatic radicular pain

Effect of small saphenous phlebotomy on pain due to sciatic neuropathy in patients with sciatic radicular pain: a randomized clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201501029014N51
Enrollment
230
Registered
2015-01-07
Start date
2015-01-21
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

sciatic radicular pain. Low back pain

Interventions

Intervention 1: small saphenous phlebotomy in the area between the external malleolus and the achilles tendon for 10 to 20 ml plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for one month
Treatment - Surgery
Treatment - Drugs
small saphenous phlebotomy in the area between the external malleolus and the achilles tendon for 10 to 20 ml plus non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for one month
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs three times a day for one month

Sponsors

Vice-chancellor for Research the Technology, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: (a) having neuropathy; (b) having degenerative disorder in vertebral column; (c) age of 18 to 65 years. Exclusion criteria: (a) having inflammatory, infective, psychiatry, hemorrhagic disorders of malignancy; (b) not being candidate for surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Measuring the radicular pain severity. Timepoint: before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: using Neuropathic Pain Questionnaire (NPQ) and Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Measuring inflammatory gen activity (IL-1ß, IL-6, TNFR1, and TNF-a). Timepoint: before and one month after intervention. Method of measurement: Using PCR.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Hossein Mirzaei

Non gvermental

drhosseinmirzaei@yahoo.com+98 81 3823 0212

Outcome results

None listed

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