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NCT Number: NCT01136018

A Prospective Evaluation of Iodinated Contrast Flow Patterns in Caudal Epidurography With Intentional Lateral Caudal Approach

Caudal epidural block is useful not only for regional anesthesia of low abdominal, perineal area or lower extremities but for relieving acute or chronic pain of low back and lower extremities. Recently, there were some reports that there was a difference of the contrast flow pattern during lumbar epidural block according to a location of needle tip in the lumbar epidural space. Therefore, the investigators hypothesize that there is a difference of contrast flow pattern in caudal epidurography when a needle is inserted with intentionally lateral direction.

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Key information

Conditions

Patient Who Needs Epidural Block

Age range

20 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Severance hospital

Seoul, 120-752, South Korea

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • patients with unilateral radiculopathy

Exclusion criteria

  • patients with sepsis
  • chronic infection
  • coagulopathy
  • local infection near the sacral hiatus
  • the allergy of the contrast
  • history of spine surgery, scoliosis and kyphosis

Treatment and study plan

insertion needle via intentionally lateral direction.

Procedure

evaluation of iodinated contrast flow patterns in caudal epidurography with intentional lateral caudal approach

Primary outcomes

  1. A prospective evaluation of iodinated contrast flow patterns in caudal epidurography with intentional lateral caudal approach

    Time frame: during 10 seconds after obtaining the caudal epidurogram

    Caudal epidural block is useful not only for regional anesthesia of low abdominal, perineal area or lower extremities but for relieving acute or chronic pain of low back and lower extremities. Recently, there were some reports that there was a difference of the contrast flow pattern during lumbar epidural block according to a location of needle tip in the lumbar epidural space. Therefore, the investigator hypothesizes that there is a difference of contrast flow pattern in caudal epidurography when a needle is inserted with intentionally lateral direction.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Yonsei University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Jun 3, 2010
Registry last updated
Apr 19, 2011

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