Determination of a Proper Needle Entry Point; Effects of Skin Compression With an Indicator on Radiation Exposure Time of Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block in Obese Patients

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02281227

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-03

Start date

2014-10-20

Completion date

2015-10-10

Last updated

2019-02-22

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Conditions

Low Back Pain Due to Spinal Nerve Compression

Brief summary

To evaluate the effects of skin compression with an indicator at the needle entry point on radiation exposure time of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural block in obese patients

Interventions

PROCEDUREskin compression

skin compression with an indicator for determination of needle entry point

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

20 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adult patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 BMI who were scheduled for the transforaminal epidural injection

Exclusion criteria

* Local anesthetic allergy, coagulopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Total radiation exposure time	immediately ≤1 sec after the confirmation of successful epidural injection	Total radiation exposure time during whole epidural procedure.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
The number of the needle readjustments	immediately ≤1 sec after the confirmation of successful epidural injection	The number of the needle readjustments for successful epidural injection

Countries

South Korea

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026