The incidence of intravascular injection in caudal block: does epidural catheter can reduce it?

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001531

Enrollment

Registered

2015-06-23

Start date

2015-03-09

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : The TheraCath® (Arrow International, Inc, PA, USA) is a wire-reinforced and kink-resistant epidural catheter to deliver appropriate volume of saline, steroid and local anesthetic i

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have caudal block at Seoul St.Mary's hospital, between the ages 20 and 80 years old 2. Lower back pain and/or lumbar radiculopathy 3. Patients who have indications for caudal block 4. Patients who agree written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic reaction to caudal injectate 2. within 2 mointh, history of caudal block 3. Previous back surgery or neuroplasty history 4. Localized or general infection signs 5. Who doesn't stop anti-coagulants before block 6. Coagulopathy 7. Psychological problem 8. Contraindication for caudal block

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
True epidural injection rate	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Post-procedural pain score	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJin Young Lee

Samsung Medical Center

l7035@hanmail.net+82-2-3410-1929

Outcome results