Spinal Stenosis
Conditions
Brief summary
Spinal stenosis is a prevalent diagnosis, which is handled in a heterogeneous manner by clinicians. Moreover, when using steroidal epidural injections, successful treatment is currently defined as the satisfaction of the patient from the treatments, a subjective and non-quantifiable indicator. In this experiment, the investigators aim to evaluate thermographic images as an objective method for assessing the efficacy of steroidal epidural injections, the most common invasive treatment for pain associated with spinal stenosis
Interventions
DEVICETherm-AppTM TH, thermographic camera
Sponsors
Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Signed a valid, IRB/EC-approved informed consent form * 18 years of age or older when written informed consent is obtained * Diagnosis of spinal stenosis by MRI or CT imaging
Exclusion criteria
* Sensitivity to local anesthetics * Skin infection at the site of needle insertion * Had evidence of a peripheral neuropathy * Had clinical signs of peripheral vascular disease * Patient is pregnant * Clinical diagnosis of blood clotting disorder * Tumor or infection at spine as demonstrate at MRI Unbalanced Cardiac Insufficiency, hypertension & Diabetes cataract Stomach Ulcer
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in Ts (Skin Temperature) will be determined at image taken by Therm-AppTM TH camera at the same region | Baseline and 30 min |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in Pain Intensity by a 0 - 10 numerical rating scale (NRS), where 0 indicates no pain and 10 indicates pain as bad as you can imagine. | Baseline, 1 month, 3 months |
Outcome results
None listed