Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine
Seoul, 120-752, South Korea
Completed
NCT Number: NCT02281227
Determination of a Proper Needle Entry Point; Effects of Skin Compression With an Indicator on Radiation Exposure Time of Fluoroscopically Guided Transforaminal Epidural Block in Obese Patients
To evaluate the effects of skin compression with an indicator at the needle entry point on radiation exposure time of fluoroscopically guided transforaminal epidural block in obese patients
Completed
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Age range
20 year–80 year
Sex eligibility
All sexes
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: No
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Adult patients with ≥ 25 kg/m2 BMI who were scheduled for the transforaminal epidural injection
Exclusion criteria
- Local anesthetic allergy, coagulopathy
Treatment and study plan
skin compression
Procedureskin compression with an indicator for determination of needle entry point
Primary outcomes
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Total radiation exposure time
Time frame: immediately ≤1 sec after the confirmation of successful epidural injection
Total radiation exposure time during whole epidural procedure.
Secondary outcomes
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The number of the needle readjustments
Time frame: immediately ≤1 sec after the confirmation of successful epidural injection
The number of the needle readjustments for successful epidural injection
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Yonsei University
Other
Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2014
- Primary completion
- 2015
- Study completion
- 2015
- First posted
- Nov 3, 2014
- Registry last updated
- Feb 22, 2019
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