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CompletedNCT04964804Updated Jul 16, 2021

Comparative Study of Real-time Ultrasound-CT Fusion Imaging and Ultrasound-guided Selective Lumbar Nerve Root Block

An interventional study of real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging and ultrasound alone in Low Back Pain, sponsored by Peking University Third Hospital. Completed at 1 site in China. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-07-16.

Sponsored by Peking University Third Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 6 years 3 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Mar 2015, registered Jun 2021).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Sex
All
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Study summary

The study is aimed at patients with low back and leg pain. The experimental group of patients underwent selective lumbar nerve root block puncture under real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging by sonographers, and the control group underwent puncture under the guidance of ultrasound alone by sonographers.

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A total of 60 patients with low back and leg pain were randomly divided into two groups, 30 people in each group. Patients in the experimental group underwent selective lumbar nerve root block puncture under the real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging of the sonographer, and the control group underwent puncture under the sole ultrasound guidance of the sonographer. This study was used to compare the difference between the effects of pure ultrasound guidance and ultrasound-CT fusion imaging guidance on selective lumbar nerve root block.

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Conditions studied

  • Low Back Pain

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In context

Low Back Pain

2,818 studies on the registry are indexed under Low Back Pain; 482 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 60 is close to the median of 60 across 2,268 interventional studies indexed under Low Back Pain.

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Lead sponsor

Peking University Third Hospital is the lead sponsor of 735 studies on the registry; 262 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Patients who need lumbar nerve root block treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Tumor patients
  2. Patients who have had lumbar spine surgery before
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
60 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging

    The experimental group of patients underwent selective lumbar nerve root block puncture under real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging by sonographers

    Procedure: real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging

  • Active comparator
    ultrasound alone

    The control group underwent puncture under the guidance of ultrasound alone by sonographers

    Procedure: ultrasound alone

Interventions

  • Procedurereal-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging

    selective lumbar nerve root block puncture under real-time ultrasound-CT fusion imaging

  • Procedureultrasound alone

    selective lumbar nerve root block puncture under the guidance of ultrasound alone

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. 1 month VAS pain score

    Patients undergo VAS pain score after the sonographer performs selective lumbar nerve root block puncture

    Time frame: VAS pain scores were performed 1 month after surgery

  2. 3 month VAS pain score

    Patients undergo VAS pain score after the sonographer performs selective

    Time frame: VAS pain scores were performed 3 month after surgery

  3. 6 month VAS pain score

    Patients undergo VAS pain score after the sonographer performs selective

    Time frame: VAS pain scores were performed 6 month after surgery

  4. 12 month VAS pain score

    Patients undergo VAS pain score after the sonographer performs selective

    Time frame: VAS pain scores were performed 12 month after surgery

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Ultrasound Diagnosis, Peking University Third Hospital
    Beijing, Beijing 100191, China
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 16, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04964804
Lead sponsor
Peking University Third Hospital
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 16, 2021
Start date
Mar 1, 2015
Primary completion
May 14, 2015
Completion
May 14, 2016
Last update
Jul 16, 2021

Study contacts

Jinrui Wang
study director · Peking University Third Hospital

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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