Ultrasound-guided transforaminal block versus selective nerve root block for epidural distribution of contrast agent in patients with cervical radiculopathy

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0007099

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-18

Start date

2022-03-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2022-04-04

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery : Two injections are performed alternately with different injection methods at intervals of 2 weeks between the intervention groups, and after confirming that there is no blood reflu

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: A patient aged 19-80 years old who visited the outpatient department of pain medicine at the hospital as a patient with C6 or C7 radiculopathy at the shoulder or upper extremity, and planned to receive nerve root block or transforaminal epidural injection.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a history of cervical spine surgery 2. Patients who have had an allergic reaction to drugs such as local anesthetics and contrast agents 3. Patients with blood clotting abnormalities 4. Patients with suspected infection at the injection site 5. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Distribution of contrast agent in epidural space according to injection method	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
pre-block pain and post-block pain	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYE SULL KIM

Jeonbuk National University Hospital

blackcaat@naver.com+82-63-250-1528

Outcome results