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NCT Number: NCT03308149

Predictability of the Effects of Facet Joint Infiltration in the Degenerate Lumbar Spine When Assessing MRI Scans

Fifty MRI scans of patients with chronic lumbar back pain were graded radiologically using a wide range of classification and measurement systems. The reported effect of facet joint injections at the site was recorded and a comparative analysis performed.

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Key information

Conditions

Infiltration Facet Joint

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

University Hospital Tuebingen, Department of Orthopaedics

Tübingen, 72076, Germany

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • patients who had received inpatient gradual diagnostics for chronic lumbar back pain
  • monosegmental facet joint infiltration on the first day of inpatient gradual diagnostics
  • clearly stated pain relief in percentage (%) for that specific infiltration in the medical documentation
  • pain level prior to infiltration needed to be clearly documented
  • a high-quality MRI available before infiltration.

Exclusion criteria

  • ositive history of lumbar surgery or the presence of artificial implants in the area of interest

Treatment and study plan

infiltration with triamcinolone and bupivacaine

Drug

facet joint infiltration

Primary outcomes

  1. Correlation of radiologic findings and reported pain relief

    Time frame: Improvement in pain level within 24 hours

    Pain relief is assessed as an improvement in % on the NRS. Radiologic findings consist of numerous classification systems and measurement techniques to evaluate and classify spinals and neural foramen stenosis, like for example as suggested by Schizas, or the sagittal diameter of the spinal canal

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Hospital Tuebingen

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2017
First posted
Oct 12, 2017
Registry last updated
Oct 12, 2017

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