An interventional study of new caudal injection technique in Lumbosacral Radicular Pain, sponsored by Yonsei University. Terminated at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 20 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2019-03-18.
Sponsored by Yonsei University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other
Caudal epidural injections have been commonly performed in patients with low back pain and radiculopathy. Conventional caudal epidural injections, which the needle is advanced into the sacral canal, present a potential risk of penetration of the epidural venous plexus or dura. The investigators hypothesized that a new caudal injection technique, which the needle only penetrates the sacrococcygeal ligament without being inserted into the sacral canal, might represent a safe alternative, with a lower incidence of intravascular injections and patient's discomfort during the procedure than the conventional technique. The study is designed to investigate the influence of the depth of the inserted needle on successful epidurogram and clinical outcome in caudal epidural injections under the ultrasound and digital subtraction angiography.
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Conventional method group (n=85): caudal injection after advancement of the needle into the sacral canal. Ultrasound is used to achieve accurate needle placement and we will check intravascular injection using digital subtraction angiography.
New method group (n=85): same as conventional method group except caudal injection right after penetrating the sacrococcygeal ligament.
Procedure: new caudal injection technique
new caudal injection technique is applied to the Group B, which is that the needle only penetrates the sacrococcygeal ligament without being inserted into the sacral canal
the incidence of intravascular injection
the incidence of intravascular injection in the conventional method group and the new method group during the caudal epidural injections.
Time frame: 5 seconds after injection of contrast media via block needle.
Plan to share: No
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