sacroiliac joint pain
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will undergo diagnostic blockade of sacroiliac joint. Due to randomization individual will get lidocaine, lidocaine with corticosteroide or placebo.
Sponsors
Department of Anesthesiology, VU university medical center
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Pseudoradicular character of pain; 2. Pain below L5; 3. Pain localized above sulcus sacralis; 4. Unilateral pain; 5. Age 18- 70; 6. Three or more positive provocation tests for sacroiliac joint pain; 7. Patient has to speak Dutch; 8. Informed consent is required.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergy to iodine, lidocaine or cortocosteroide; 2. Pregnancy; 3. General contraindications for invasive treatment; 4. Appearance of a specific cause of low back pain (red flags); 5. Participation in another study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effect of the diagnostic blockade is evaluated through a 10 items BOX-score (box 1 represents no pain, box 10 represents the worst imaginable pain). Patients will fill the BOX-score (diary) in at home 3 times a day, during at least 4 weeks after a blockade. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| With the Roland Disability questionnaire and Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index the limitation caused by low back pain will be assessed. Global health will be assessed using the short form (SF)-36 and COOP-Wonca questionnaire. Additionally the duration of a pain free period and daily pain medication use will be reviewed. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactKarolina Szadek
VU University Medical Center, Department of Anesthesiology, P.O. Box 7057
Outcome results
None listed