Efficacy of intradiscal injection of Radiopaque Gelified Ethanol (RGE) in Treatment of lumbar and cervical radiculopathy

Efficacy of intradiscal injection of Radiopaque Gelified Ethanol (RGE) in Treatment of lumbar and cervical radiculopathy patients

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240416061509N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-06-03

Start date

2024-06-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

lumbar and cervical radiculopathy. Intervertebral disc disorders with radiculopathy, lumbar region

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group 1: Patients with cervical radiculopathy resistant to conservative management will be treated with Vista Salamat Tetis' radiopaque gellified ethanol, Absolute-Gel, at

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: those suffering from disc herniation of grade I or II patients who have given their consent to participate individuals aged 18 years and older people experiencing symptoms of chronic lumbar and cervical radiculopathy for a duration exceeding six months non-opioid use coagulation disorders spinal canal stenosis less than 30%

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: individuals with degenerative disc disease recent RGE injection in 6 month ago pregnancy malignancy or psychiatric problems participants have any history of spinal deformity or surgery participants have any history trauma, or vertebral fracture

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Pian in of lumbar and cervical radiculopathy patients. Timepoint: the amount of pain will chek before injection, one month and three months after injection by reliable pain mesurement. Method of measurement: the amount of pain will chek by three tool Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) - numeric rating scale (NRS) -Neck Disability Index (NDI).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAbdolsamad amiri

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

amiri.samad55@gmail.com+98 21 4922 0350

Outcome results

None listed

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